Inge Særheim

List of John Benjamins publications in which Inge Særheim is involved.

Title

Language Contact and Development around the North Sea

Edited by Merja Stenroos, Martti Mäkinen and Inge Særheim

This volume brings together eleven studies on the history of language and writing in the North Sea area, with focus on contacts and interchanges through time. Its range spans from the investigation of pre-Germanic place-names to present-day Shetland; the materials studied include glosses, legal and… read more

[Current Issues in Linguistic Theory, 321] 2012. xvi, 235 pp.

Article

Særheim, Inge 2012 Ancient toponyms in south-west Norway: Origin and formation Language Contact and Development around the North Sea, Stenroos, Merja, Martti Mäkinen and Inge Særheim (eds.), pp. 53–66 | Article

This chapter considers the origin and formation of old toponyms in Rogaland, south-west Norway, and relates to an ongoing discussion about the oldest toponyms in north-west Europe. A central question is whether names are formed with a productive suffix (primary naming), suggesting an early date, or… read more