Scottish Gaelic A Comprehensive Grammar Routledge Comprehensive Grammars Series
Auteur : Lamb William
Scottish Gaelic? A Comprehensive Grammar is a definitive description of contemporary Gaelic.
The volume presents a definitive description of modern Gaelic grammar, attending to both idealised usages - as typically taught in formal education - and more colloquial forms. Core chapters include useful observations about dialectal and register differences, such as variations in inflection, pronunciation and word forms. The book also demystifies nuances of the language that many users find opaque, according to recent research. In each chapter, the most important, basic information is presented first (e.g. standard verb conjugations), followed by increasingly detailed information for more advanced users. This way, the book addresses the diverse needs of its intended audience.
Brimming with authentic examples, the volume accommodates readers of all levels, from complete beginners to professional linguists. It is both an ideal textbook for structured coursework and an indispensable companion for independent study.
List of Tables
List of Figures
A note on examples, paradigms and linguistic terminology
Acknowledgements
List of Abbreviations
1Introduction
2Gaelic spelling and pronunciation
3Words and word classes
4Basic syntax: phrases, clauses and grammatical relations
5Common Nouns
6Pronouns
7Adjectives
8Determiners
9Word formation
10Proper nouns
11Prepositions
12Numerals and numerical systems
13The Gaelic verbal system
14Semantic verbs
15Conjunctions and verbal particles
16The copula
17Verbal noun cores and their arguments
18Auxiliary verbs and aspectual marking
19Impersonals and passives
20Questions and tags
21Clause combinations
22Complement clauses
23Relative Clauses
24Modality
25Adverbs and adverbials
26Focussing
27Formulaic Phrases
Bibliography
Corpora
Dialect studies
Gaelic dictionaries
Gaelic grammars and guides
General references
Gaelic Index
General Index
Glossary of grammatical terms
William Lamb is a Professor of Gaelic Ethnology and Linguistics at the University of Edinburgh. Originally from Baltimore, Lamb spent over a decade living in a Gaelic-speaking community in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. He brings a unique blend of academic rigour and knowledge of everyday Gaelic to this new descriptive grammar.
Date de parution : 08-2024
15.6x23.4 cm
Date de parution : 08-2024
15.6x23.4 cm
Thème de Scottish Gaelic :
Mots-clés :
Scottish Gaelic; grammar; dialect; pronunciation; colloquial; inflection; register