Gaulish morphology with particular reference to areas south and east of the Danube

古代凯尔特语是直接从欧洲大陆西部一些地区的铭文中得知的，首先是在意大利北部/瑞士，然后是在西班牙西部的埃布罗和法国南部。在其他地方，人们可以通过地名和人名来了解它。高卢以东的地区，远至小亚细亚的加拉提亚，都是如此。从公元前世纪起，这些地区就被说凯尔特语的民族所殖民，他们的语言与高卢语基本相同。在罗马帝国时期，这个早期的阶层被后来的高卢人移民所覆盖，包括士兵和商人。从凯尔特语言、地理和历史的角度来看，区分这些地区的凯尔特人和非凯尔特人地名是重要的。该项目将侧重于一个相对被忽视的大区域，从加拉提亚（土耳其）向西延伸到亚得里亚海和潘诺尼亚（匈牙利）的边界。凯尔特人名字的确定将基于对高卢语整体形态（构词法）的彻底研究，这本身将构成对知识的独立贡献。

The ancient Celtic language is known directly from inscriptions in a few western areas of the Continent, first in north Italy/Switzerland, then in Spain west of the Ebro and in southern France. Elsewhere it is known from place- and personal names; this is true of the areas east of Gaul as far as Galatia in Asia Minor which were colonized from the third century B.C. onwards by peoples who spoke a Celtic language essentially identical with Gaulish. During the Roman Empire this early stratum was overlain by further immigration of people with Gaulish names, including soldiers and traders. Differentiating between Celtic and non-Celtic names in these areas is important from the point of view of Celtic linguistic geography and history. The project will focus on a large and relatively neglected area, stretching from Galatia (in Turkey) westwards to the Adriatic and the borders of Pannonia (Hungary). The identification of the Celtic names will be based on a thorough study of the morphology (word-formation) of Gaulish as a whole, which will in itself constitute a free-standing contribution to knowledge.