Abstract
This paper is structured as follows. Section two discusses the question when the investigation of a contact etymology is warranted by the data and research history. Section 3 introduces the so-called Blueprint Principle, which is used to reconstruct possible contact languages in situation in which the contact language is unknown. In section 4 the core elements of a contact explanation are discussed, and section 5 outlines a methodological framework for the position of contact etymologies. The main points of this paper are summarized in section 6.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Lexical and Structural Etymology: Beyond Word Histories |
| Editors | Robert Mailhammer |
| Place of Publication | U.S. |
| Publisher | Mouton de Gruyter |
| Pages | 9-31 |
| Number of pages | 23 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781614510581 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781614510598 |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |