(Professor Richard A. V. Cox is currently a part-time researcher at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, University of the Highlands and Islands.)
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| forthcoming | Old Norse Loan-Words in Scottish Gaelic Cox, Richard A. V., Old Norse Loan-Words in Scottish Gaelic: The provenance of Scottish Gaelic words claimed to be from Old Norse. |
| 2022 | Ainmean Tuineachaidh Leòdhais/The Settlement Names of Lewis Cox, Richard A. V., Ainmean Tuineachaidh Leòdhais/The Settlement Names of Lewis (Ceann Drochaid: Clann Tuirc, 2022). |
| 2022 | Mith-Sgeòil is Sìth-Eòlais Cox, Richard A. V., deas., Mith-Sgeòil is Sìth-Eòlais [Sgeòil 1–2] le Seumas MacDhùghaill (Ceann Drochaid: Clann Tuirc, 2022). |
| 2017 | The Question of the Etymology of Dunadd Cox, Richard A. V., and Richard Lathe, ‘The Question of the Etymology of Dunadd, a fortress of the Dalriadic Scots’, The Journal of Scottish Name Studies 11, 2017, 21–36. |
| 2017 | Geàrr-Ghràmar na Gàidhlig Cox, Richard A. V., Geàrr-Ghràmar na Gàidhlig (Ceann Drochaid: Clann Tuirc, 2017). |
| 2016 | Cliseam Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Cliseam’, The Journal of Scottish Name Studies 10, 2016, 206–12. |
| 2015 | Trì Seann Sgeulachdan Cox, Richard A. V., and Colm Ó Baoill, eds, Trì Seann Sgeulachdan: Sgeulachd Chana mhic Ghartnain, Marbhadh Chloinn Uisneach, An t-Suirghe air Eimhir (Ceann Drochaid: Clann Tuirc, 2015 [978-0-9549733-2-2]). |
| 2013 | The History of the Numerical Particle in (Scottish) Gaelic Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The History of the Numerical Particle in (Scottish) Gaelic’, in Cathinka Hambro og Lars Ivar Widerøe, eds, Lochlann: Festskrift til Jan Erik Rekdal på 6-Arsdagen/Aistí in ómós do Jan Erik Rekdal ar a 60ú lá breithe (Oslo: Hermes Academic Publishing, 2013), 247–81. |
| 2011 | Eachdraidh is Tùs a’ Mhìr Àireamhail ann an Gàidhlig (na h-Albann) Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Eachdraidh is Tùs a’ Mhìr Àireamhail ann an Gàidhlig (na h-Albann)’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XXVIII, 2011, 255–306. |
| 2010 | Review article: Scottish Gaelic Studies Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Scottish Gaelic Studies’, The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies 72, 2010, 353–58. |
| 2010 | Scottish Gaelic Sannda and Its Aliases Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Scottish Gaelic Sannda and Its Aliases’, The Journal of Scottish Name Studies 4, 2010, 61–102. |
| 2010 | Review article: William Lamb, Scottish Gaelic Speech and Writing Cox, Richard A. V., ‘William Lamb, Scottish Gaelic Speech and Writing: Register variation in an endangered language’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XXVI, 2010, 58–61. |
| 2010 | Issues in Developing a Chronology for Norse and Gaelic Place-names in the Hebrides Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Issues in Developing a Chronology for Norse and Gaelic Place-names in the Hebrides’, Nomina 33, 129–38. |
| 2010 | Gaelic Place-names Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Gaelic Place-names’, in Moray Watson and Michelle NicLeòid, eds, The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2010 [978-0-7486-3709-6]), 46–62. |
| 2010 | Review article: Gaelic Orthographic Conventions 2009 Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Gaelic Orthographic Conventions 2009’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XXVI, 2010, 162–73. |
| 2010 | Faclan-iasaid às an Lochlannais ann an Gàidhlig na h-Albann Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Faclan-iasaid às an Lochlannais ann an Gàidhlig na h Albann’, in Gillian Munro and Richard A. V. Cox, eds, Cànan & Cultar/Language & Culture: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 4 (Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press, 2010 [978-1-903765-86-9]), 1–6. |
| 2010 | Cànan & Cultar/Language & Culture: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 4 Munro, Gillian, and Richard A. V. Cox, eds, Cànan & Cultar/ Language & Culture: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 4 (Edinburgh: Dunedin Academic Press, 2010 [978-1-903765-86-9]). |
| 2009 | Towards a Taxonomy of Contact Onomastics: Norse place-names in Scottish Gaelic Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Towards a Taxonomy of Contact Onomastics: Norse place-names in Scottish Gaelic’, The Journal of Scottish Name Studies 3, 2009, 15–28. |
| 2009 | Goatfell, Gaoitbheinn, Gaoth Bheinn Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Goatfell, Gaoitbheinn, Gaoth Bheinn’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XXV, 2009, 303–29. |
| 2009 | Review article: Scottish Gaelic Studies Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Scottish Gaelic Studies’, The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies 71, 2009, 555–63. |
| 2009 | Dualchas agus an Àrainneachd Cox, Richard A. V., ed., Dualchas agus an Àrainneachd: Sin am fearann caoin (Slèite: Clò Ostaig, 2009 [978-0-9562615-0-2]). |
| 2008 | The Syntax of the Place-names Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Syntax of the Place-names’, in Katherine Forsyth, ed., Studies on the Book of Deer (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2008 [978-1-85182-569-1]), 309–12. |
| 2008 | Review article: Wilson McLeod, James E. Fraser and Anja Gunderloch, Cànan & Cultar/Language & Culture Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Wilson McLeod, James E. Fraser and Anja Gunderloch, Cànan & Cultar/Language & Culture: Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig 3’, 2008, ROSC 20. |
| 2008 | Review article: George Broderick, Placenames of the Isle of Man Vols 1–7 Cox, Richard A. V., ‘George Broderick, Placenames of the Isle of Man Vols 1–7’, Nomina 31, 2008, 99–119. |
| 2008 | Old Norse words for ‘boat’ in Scottish Gaelic: Revisiting Henderson’s list Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Old Norse words for “boat” in Scottish Gaelic: Revisiting Henderson’s list’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XXIV, 2008, 169–80. |
| 2008 | Indicators of Ecclesiastical and Norse Settlement and History in the Toponymic Material in Appendixes H1–H8 of the Papar Project Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Indicators of Ecclesiastical and Norse Settlement and History in the Toponymic Material in Appendixes H1–H8 of the Papar Project’, in Barbara E. Crawford, University of St Andrews, et al., The Papar Project (2008), 17pp.: accessible online at www.paparproject.org.uk. |
| 2008 | Brìgh nam Facal Cox, Richard A. V., Brìgh nam Facal: Faclair Ur don Bhun-sgoil (2nd edn, Ceann Drochaid: Clann Tuirc 2007, 2008 [978-0-9549733-8-4]; 1st edn, Glaschu: Roinn nan Cànan Ceilteach, Oilthigh Ghlaschu, 1991 [0-903204-21-5]). |
| 2008 | Tamhnaraigh ~ Tamnabhagh Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Tamhnaraigh ~ Tamnabhagh: the development of Old Norse -fn in (Scottish) Gaelic’, The Journal of Scottish Name Studies 2, 2008, 51–68. |
| 2007 | The Question of the Etymology of (Scottish) Gaelic far Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Question of the Etymology of (Scottish) Gaelic far’, in Sharon Arbuthnot and Kaarina Hollo, eds, Fil súil nglais – A Grey Eye Looks Back: A Festschrift in honour of Colm Ó Baoill (Ceann Drochaid: Clann Tuirc, 2007 [978-0-9549733-7-7]), 29–32. |
| 2007 | The Norse Element in Scottish Place-names Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Norse Element in Scottish Place-names: Syntax as a chronological marker’, The Journal of Scottish Name Studies 1, 2007, 13–26; 1st published in Cathal G. Ó Háinle and Donald E. Meek, eds, Unity in Diversity: Studies in Irish and Scottish Gaelic language, literature and history, Léann na Tríonóide/Trinity Irish Studies 1 (Dublin: The School of Irish, Trinity College, 2004 [0-9546882-0-1]), 37–49. |
| 2007 | The Gaelic Book Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Gaelic Book’, in David Finklestein and Alistair McCleery, eds, The Edinburgh History of the Book in Scotland Vol. 4 (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2007 [978-0-7486-1829-3]), 277–94. |
| 2007 | The Development of Old Norse -rð(-) in (Scottish) Gaelic Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Development of Old Norse -rð(-) in (Scottish) Gaelic’, in George Broderick and Paul Cavill, eds, Language Contact in the Place-Names of Britain and Ireland (Nottingham: English Place-Name Society, 2007), 57–96. [978-0904889-78-9] |
| 2007 | Review article: Rody Gorman, Chernilo Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Rody Gorman, Chernilo: Rogha Dánta agus Dánta Nua/Dàin Thaghta agus Dàin Ùra’, Gath 7, 2007, 88–89. |
| 2007 | Old Norse Loan-words in Scottish Gaelic Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Old Norse Loan-words in Scottish Gaelic’, in Jan Erik Rekdal and Ailbhe Ó Corráin, eds, Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium of Societas Celtologica Nordica [978-91-554-7049-4], Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Studia Celtica Upsaliensis 7, 2007, 51–60. |
| 2007 | Magne Oftedal Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Magne Oftedal: A personal view’, in Jan Erik Rekdal and Ailbhe Ó Corráin, eds, Proceedings of the Eighth Symposium of Societas Celtologica Nordica [978-91-554-7049-4], Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Studia Celtica Upsaliensis 7, 2007, 11–14. |
| 2007 | Notes on the Norse Impact upon Hebridean Place-names Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Notes on the Norse Impact upon Hebridean Place-names’, The Journal of Scottish Name Studies 1, 2007, 139–44. |
| 2006 | The Norse Element in the Place-names of Ness Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Norse Element in the Place-names of Ness’, unpublished report prepared for Project Dùn Èistean, 2006. [The author’s draft is accessible here.] |
| 2006 | Review article: Tormod MacGill-Eain, Dacha Mo Ghaoil Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Tormod MacGill-Eain, Dacha Mo Ghaoil’, Gath 5, 2006, 89–90. |
| 2006 | Review article: Peder Gammeltoft, Carole Hough and Doreen Waugh, Cultural Contacts in the North Atlantic Region Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Peder Gammeltoft, Carole Hough and Doreen Waugh, Cultural Contacts in the North Atlantic Region: The evidence of names’, Gath 5, 2006, 88–89. |
| 2006 | Review article: Michael Robson, Curiosities of Art and Nature Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Michael Robson, Curiosities of Art and Nature: The new annotated and illustrated edition of Martin Martin’s classic A Description of the Western Islands of Scotland’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XXII, 2006, 231–32. |
| 2005 | Ri Linn nan Linntean Cox, Richard A. V., and Colm Ó Baoill, eds, Ri Linn nan Linntean: Taghadh de rosg Gàidhlig (Ceann Drochaid: Clann Tuirc, 2005 [0-9549733-1-3 and 0-9549733-0-5]). |
| 2002 | The Gaelic Place-Names of Carloway, Isle of Lewis Cox, Richard A. V., The Gaelic Place-Names of Carloway, Isle of Lewis: Their structure and significance (Dublin: The Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies, 2002 [1-85500-192-6]). |
| 2002 | Notes on the Question of the Development of Old Norse bólstaðr in Hebridean Nomenclature Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Notes on the Question of the Development of Old Norse bólstaðr in Hebridean Nomenclature’, Nomina XXV, 2002, 13–28. |
| 2002 | Les Toponymes Scandinaves dans le Gaélique Écossais Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Les Toponymes Scandinaves dans le Gaélique Écossais’, in É. Ridel, ed., L’Heritage Maritime des Vikings en Europe de l’Ouest (Caen: Presses Universitaires de Caen, 2002 [2-84133-142-3]), 423–39 [English abstract, p. 530]. |
| 2002 | Clach an Truiseil Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Clach an Truiseil’, The Journal of Celtic Linguistics 7, 2002, 159–66. |
| 2001 | Maintenance of the Norse Legacy in Scottish Hebridean Nomenclature Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Maintenance of the Norse Legacy in Scottish Hebridean Nomenclature’, in Gunilla Harling-Kranck, ed., Namnen i en föränderlig värld [951-583-065-6], Studier i nordisk filologi 78, Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland nr 631 (Helsinki, 2001), 45–52. |
| 2000 | The Phonological Development of Scottish Gaelic uinneag ‘window’ and Related Questions Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Phonological Development of Scottish Gaelic uinneag “window” and Related Questions’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XX, 2000, 212–21. |
| 1999 | The Language of the Ogam Inscriptions of Scotland Cox, Richard A. V., The Language of the Ogam Inscriptions of Scotland: Contributions to the study of ogam, runic, and Roman alphabet inscriptions in Scotland (Aberdeen: Department of Celtic, University of Aberdeen, 1999 [0-9523911-3-9]). |
| 1999 | Leumaragh – Leumrabhagh Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Leumaragh – Leumrabhagh’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XIX, 1999, 253–56. |
| 1998 | Review article: Scottish Gaelic Studies Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Scottish Gaelic Studies’, The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies 60, 1998, 539–42. |
| 1998 | Tokenism in Gaelic Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Tokenism in Gaelic: The language of appeasement’, Scottish Language 17, 1998, 70–81. |
| 1998 | Review article: George Broderick, Place-names of the Isle of Man Vols 1–2 Cox, Richard A. V., ‘George Broderick, Place-names of the Isle of Man Vols 1–2’, Isle of Man Natural History and Antiquarian Society Proceedings X, No. 4, 1998, 441–44. |
| 1998 | Onomastic Luggage Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Onomastic Luggage: Variability in the onomastic landscape’, Nomina 21, 1998, 15–28. |
| 1998 | Old Norse berg in Hebridean Place-Nomenclature Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Old Norse berg in Hebridean Place-Nomenclature’, in W. F. H. Nicolaisen, ed., Proceedings of the XIXth International Congress of Onomastic Sciences, Aberdeen, August 4–11, 1996 Vol. 2 (Aberdeen, 1998), 59–65. [1-902355-00-8] |
| 1997 | Review article: Scottish Gaelic Studies Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Scottish Gaelic Studies’, The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies 59, 1997, 626–31. |
| 1997 | Review article: Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh, Scottish Gaelic in Three Months Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Roibeard Ó Maolalaigh, Scottish Gaelic in Three Months’, Scottish Language 16, 1997, 111–13. |
| 1997 | Modern Scottish Gaelic Reflexes of Two Pictish Words: pett and lannerc Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Modern Scottish Gaelic Reflexes of Two Pictish Words: pett and lannerc’, Nomina 20, 1997, 47–58. |
| 1996 | Review article: Scottish Gaelic Studies Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Scottish Gaelic Studies’, The Year’s Work in Modern Language Studies 58, 1996, 673–79. |
| 1996 | Time and Aspect in the Scottish Gaelic Verbal System Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Time and Aspect in the Scottish Gaelic Verbal System: A working paper on definitions and presentation’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XVII, 1996, 82–86. |
| 1994 | The Norse Language in Celtic Scotland Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Norse Language in Celtic Scotland’, Proceedings of the Third Symposium of Societas Celtologica Nordica held in Oslo, 1–2 November 1991 (Uppsala: Uppsala University, 1994), 27–39. |
| 1994 | Speaking Our Language Cox, Richard, Speaking Our Language Series 1, Parts 1 and 2 (Isle of Skye: Cànan 1992–94 [1897873018 and 1897873093]); Television and Video Series 1, 2 and 3 (54 programmes) (Scottish Television 1992–94). |
| 1994 | Descendants of Bólstaðr? A Re-examination of bost & Co. Cox, Richard, ‘Descendants of Bólstaðr? A Re-examination of bost & Co.’, in John R. Baldwin, ed., Peoples and Settlement in North-West Ross (Edinburgh: The Scottish Society for Northern Studies, 1994 [0-9505994-8-4]), 43–67. |
| 1992 | Uirsgeul Mhic a’ Ghobhainn/Iain Smith’s Gaelic Fiction Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Uirsgeul Mhic a’ Ghobhainn/Iain Crichton Smith’s Gaelic Fiction’, in Colin Nicholson, ed., Iain Crichton Smith: Critical Essays (Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 1992 [0-7486-0340-9]), 190–99. |
| 1992 | The Norse Element in Scottish Gaelic Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Norse Element in Scottish Gaelic’, in the Proceedings of the 9th International Congress of Celtic Studies (Paris 1991), Études Celtiques XXIX, 1992, 13–45. |
| 1991 | Norse-Gaelic Contact in the West of Lewis: The place-name evidence Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Norse-Gaelic Contact in the West of Lewis: The place-name evidence’, Language Contact in the British Isles: Proceedings of the Eighth International Symposium on Language Contact in Europe, Douglas, Isle of Man, 1988, Linguistische Arbeiten 238, 1991, 479–93. |
| 1991 | Allt Loch Dhaile Beaga Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Allt Loch Dhaile Beaga: Place-name study in the west of Scotland’, Nomina XIV, 1990–91, 83–96. |
| 1990 | The Place-name Trail Cox, Richard, ‘The Place-name Trail’, a monthly series of articles in West Highland Free Press (Broadford 1989–90). |
| 1990 | The Origin and Relative Chronology of Shader-names in the Hebrides Cox, Richard A. V., ‘The Origin and Relative Chronology of Shader-names in the Hebrides’, Scottish Gaelic Studies XVI, 1990, 95–113. |
| 1990 | Place-nomenclature in the Context of the Bilingual Community of Lewis Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Place-nomenclature in the Context of the Bilingual Community of Lewis: Status, origin and interaction’, in Derick S. Thomson, ed., Gaelic and Scots in Harmony: Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Languages of Scotland (University of Glasgow, 1988) (Glasgow: Department of Celtic, University of Glasgow, [1990] [0-903204-19-3]), 43–52. |
| 1990 | Review article: Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn, Na Speuclairean Dubha Cox, Richard, ‘Iain Mac a’ Ghobhainn, Na Speuclairean Dubha’, Gairm 150 (1990), 184–86. |
| 1989 | Questioning the Value and Validity of the Term ‘Hybrid’ in Hebridean Place-Name Study Cox, Richard, ‘Questioning the Value and Validity of the Term “Hybrid” in Hebridean Place-Name Study’, Nomina XII, 1989, 1–9. |
| 1989 | Place-name Evidence in the West of Lewis Cox, R. A. V., ‘Place-name Evidence in the West of Lewis: Approaches and problems in establishing a profile of Norse settlement’, Scottish Archaeological Review 6, 1989, 107–115. |
| 1989 | Ainmean-àite: Cruth, fàs is comharrachadh Cox, Richard A. V., ‘Ainmean-àite: Cruth, fàs is comharrachadh’, in Finlay MacLeod, ed., Togail Tìr – Marking Time: The Map of the Western Isles (Stornoway: Acair Ltd and An Lanntair Gallery, 1989 [0-86152-842-5]), 123–32. |
| 1988 | Dàin le Jan Erik Rekdal Cox, Richard, translator, ‘Dàin le Jan Erik Rekdal’, Gairm 141, 1987–88, 62–64. Also in Ruaraidh MacThòmais, ed., Bàrdachd na Roinn-Eòrpa an Gàidhlig (Glaschu: Gairm, 1990), 94. |
| 1988 | Ainmean-àite: àirigh agus geàrraidh Cox, Richard, ‘Ainmean-àite: àirigh agus geàrraidh’, Sop às gach Seid 7 (Càrlabhagh: Comann Eachdraidh Chàrlabhaigh, 1988). |
| 1987 | Place-Names of the Carloway Registry, Isle of Lewis Cox, R. A. V., Place-Names of the Carloway Registry, Isle of Lewis, unpublished PhD thesis, University of Glasgow, 1987, the greater part of which was published as The Gaelic Place-Names of Carloway, Isle of Lewis: Their structure and significance (2002) |
| 1984 | Luath Bhàrnaidh Cox, Richard, ‘“Luath Bhàrnaidh”’, Gairm 127 (1984), 245–49. [A new edition of Seòras Moireasdan’s poem.] |