Data and theory in the study of linguistic relations in the Carpathian Basin during the Old Hungarian era
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https://doi.org/10.18349/MagyarNyelv.2020.4.385Keywords:
historical toponomastics, toponym reconstruction, relative toponym chronology, Hungarian-Slavic contacts in the early Old Hungarian eraAbstract
The study of Old Hungarian toponyms has played an integral role in Hungarian research in historical linguistics for a long time. Recent decades have witnessed an increased scholarly attention to these linguistic elements again, influenced by a variety of factors. Findings in history (especially diplomatics and historical geography) enabled the inclusion of new sources in such studies and the strengthening of the onomastics approach offered more effective means for studies in historical linguistics. Etymological explanations have gradually been replaced by the method of toponym recon struction, which examines the genesis and changes of toponyms in a complex system of linguistic, social, and cultural relations. At the same time, the previously used chronological approach was replaced by the relative chronological assessment of various toponym types. The toponymic patterns of certain eras and regions may be drawn with the use of these two methods and this enables us to explore temporal and spatial relationships of languages used in a specific region. These studies may contribute to reviewing and refining our knowledge on the linguistic and ethnic relations of the Carpathian Basin from a historical perspective, while even more comprehensive findings can be expected as a result of cooperation with associated scholarly disciplines (especially history and archeology).
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