Professor of Linguistics, School of Cognitive and Computing Sciences, University of Sussex
Publications
On the Alleged Frankish Origin of the Hastings Tribe, by Richard Coates, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, pp.263-264) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library
Belle Tout, by Richard Coates, published 1979 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 117, shorter notice, p.264) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7497] & The Keep [LIB/500312] & S.A.S. library
Studies and Observations in Sussex Place-Names, by Richard Coates, published 1980 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 118, article, pp.309-329) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 7805] & The Keep [LIB/500305] & S.A.S. library
Where our Anglo-Saxon Ancestors may have come from - some doubts, by Richard Coates, published September 1981 in Sussex Family Historian (vol. 4 no. 9, article, pp.287-291) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8672] & The Keep [LIB/501256] & CD SFH40 from S.F.H.G.
The Linguistic History of early Sussex: the place-name evidence, by Richard Coates, published 1983 (Occasional paper no. 20, booklet, 50 pp., Centre for Continuing Education, University of Sussex, ISBN-10: 0904242234 & ISBN-13: 9780904242232) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8975] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
The Medieval French Brooch Inscription from Cliff Hill, by Richard Coates, published 1983 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 121, historical note, p.213) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 8902] & The Keep [LIB/500308] & S.A.S. library
The Significance of the Alleged Term 'wahztrew' in the Pevensey Custumal, by Richard Coates, published 1985 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 123, historical note, p.271) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9514] & The Keep [LIB/500310] & S.A.S. library
Four Lewes Place Names, by Richard Coates, published 1985 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 123, historical note, pp.271-273) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9514] & The Keep [LIB/500310] & S.A.S. library
Corrections and Additions to Sussex Material in Later Volumes Published by the English Place-Name Society, 1931-1971, by Richard Coates, published 1986 (pamphlet) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9535] & The Keep [LIB/500008]
A Classified Bibliography on Sussex Place-Names, 1586-1987, with an Essay on the State of the Art, by Richard Coates, published 1987 (138 pp., Brighton: Younsmere Press, ISBN-10: 0951230905 & ISBN-13: 9780951230909) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9842] & The Keep [LIB/500092] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Harlot's Wood, Northiam, by Richard Coates, published 1987 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 125, historical note, p.251) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9994] & The Keep [LIB/500304] & S.A.S. library
Ellingsdean, A Viking Battlefield Identified, by Mark Gardiner and Richard Coates, published 1987 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 125, historical note, pp.251-252) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 9994] & The Keep [LIB/500304] & S.A.S. library
Anderida. Not the Roman Name of Pevensey, by Richard Coates, published 1991 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 129, historical note, pp.250-251) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11694] & The Keep [LIB/500295] & S.A.S. library
The lost Street-name Bukettwin, Lewes, by Richard Coates, published 1991 in Sussex Archæological Collections (vol. 129, historical note, pp.252-253) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 11694] & The Keep [LIB/500295] & S.A.S. library
Place-Names before 1066, by Richard Coates, published 1 January 1999 in An Historical Atlas of Sussex (pp.32-33, Chichester: Phillimore & Co. Ltd, ISBN-10: 1860771122 & ISBN-13: 9781860771125) accessible at: W.S.R.O. [Lib 14026][Lib 18777] & The Keep [LIB/501686][LIB/508903] & West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
A Place-Name History of Rottingdean and Ovingdean (including Woodingdean and Saltdean), by Richard Coates, published 2010 (240 pp., English Place-Name Society, ISBN-10: 090488984X & ISBN-13: 9780904889840) accessible at: The Keep [LIB/508951]
Review by Geoffrey Mead in Sussex Past & Present vol. 123, April 2011:Richard Coates is one of the country's leading place-name scholars and it is to the benefit of Sussex - and Brighton's far eastern suburbs - that he has produced this multi-faceted volume. It can be read at a variety of levels, whether the interest is in the linguistic history of particular places or the derivation of suburban house-names and while Rottingdean has books a-plenty on its history there is little on Ovingdean, Saltdean and Woodingdean; so this composite territorial collection is indeed welcome. The research is assembled in discrete sections with a general account of the area, its geology and history, leading to a detailed listing of individual names and of geographical areas, which include offshore locations, an oft-forgotten aspect of coastal landscapes. The suburban nature of the contemporary landscape gives scope for sections on street names and detailed gazetteers of individual house-names; as a suburban aficionado this reviewer found the latter category a rich seam to mine!
The book is illustrated with a selection of good quality images and its scholarly approach is attested by the inclusion of 13 pages of bibliography, the only detraction has to be the lack of an index, which in a densely fact packed volume would be a bonus.
The book is illustrated with a selection of good quality images and its scholarly approach is attested by the inclusion of 13 pages of bibliography, the only detraction has to be the lack of an index, which in a densely fact packed volume would be a bonus.
The Traditional Dialect of Sussex: A Historical Guide, Description, Selected Texts, Bibliography and Discography, by Richard Coates, published 23 August 2010 (349 pp., Pomegranate Press, ISBN-10: 1907242090 & ISBN-13: 9781907242090) accessible at: West Sussex Libraries & East Sussex Libraries
Abstract:Ever since the Rev W.D. Parish's seminal A Dictionary of the Sussex Dialect, first published in 1875, there have been attempts - some more convincing than others - to replicate, codify and explain the way our forefathers spoke, but never until now has a professional linguist explored the subject with such magisterial comprehensiveness as Richard Coates has achieved in this long-awaited study.
A research professor at the University of Sussex, and professor of linguistics at the University of the West of England, Coates presents no fewer than 40 examples of the dialect for detailed analysis, from the Anglo- Saxon period to the present day.
The book also includes a description of what was special about the dialect in its various local forms, an extensive bibliography of works relevant to the Sussex dialect and a discography of recorded material with Sussex voices.
A research professor at the University of Sussex, and professor of linguistics at the University of the West of England, Coates presents no fewer than 40 examples of the dialect for detailed analysis, from the Anglo- Saxon period to the present day.
The book also includes a description of what was special about the dialect in its various local forms, an extensive bibliography of works relevant to the Sussex dialect and a discography of recorded material with Sussex voices.
The Rottingdean glitterati, by Richard Coates, published 2014 accessible at: The Keep [LIB/507954] Download PDF