The importance of etymology in onomastic studies

CHAPTER 1. An Approach to the Origins of the English Language
1.1Socio-Historical Background to the Birth of English
1.2English as an Indo-European Language
1.2.1. Influences at Work
1.2.1.1 The Celtic Influence
1.2.1.2 The Influence of Latin
1.2.1.3 The Influence of the Danes
1.2.1.4. The Linguistic Influence of the Norman Conquest
1.2.2 Borrowings from Other Languages
1.3 Periods in the Evolution of the English Language

CHAPTER 2. The Importance of Etymology in Onomastic Studies
2.1 Defining Etymology. Etymological dictionaries
2.2 Onomastics- The Study of Names]
2.3 How Personal Names Came into Being
2.4 Systems of Naming Different from the European Ones
2.5 Patterns of Naming in the Old Indo-European Languages
2.5.1 Family Names

CHAPTER 3.. The English Naming System . Sources
3.1 Names in Old English and Middle English
3.1.1 Frequency of Names
3.2 Sources of English Personal Names
3.2.1 Names Adopted form Hebrew
3.2.2 Names Adopted form Germanic Languages
3.2.3 Names Adopted from Greek
3.2.4 Names Adopted from Latin
3.2.5 Names Preserved from Old English and Middle English
3.2.6 Names Adopted from Gaelic
3.2.7 Names Adopted from Welsh
3.2.8 Names Adopted from Celtic
3.2.9 Names Adopted from French
3.2.10 Names of Different Origins

CHAPTER 4. Word Formation Processes within the English Naming System
4.1.Minor Word Formation Processes
4.1.1Contraction
4.2Major Word Formation Processes
4.2.1Affixation
4.2.2Composition
4.3Other Formal Means of Creating Names – Changes in Spelling
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