
- 580 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
Scottish Gaelic: A Comprehensive Grammar is a definitive description of contemporary Gaelic.
The volume presents an authoritative account 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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of tables
- List of figures
- A note on examples, paradigms and linguistic terminology
- Acknowledgements
- List of abbreviations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Gaelic spelling and pronunciation
- 3 Words and word classes
- 4 Basic syntax: Phrases, clauses and grammatical relations
- 5 Common nouns
- 6 Pronouns
- 7 Adjectives
- 8 Determiners
- 9 Word formation
- 10 Proper nouns
- 11 Prepositions
- 12 Numerals and numerical systems
- 13 The Gaelic verbal system
- 14 Semantic verbs
- 15 Conjunctions and verbal particles
- 16 The copula
- 17 Verbal noun cores and their arguments
- 18 Auxiliary verbs and aspectual marking
- 19 Impersonals and passives
- 20 Questions and tags
- 21 Clause combinations
- 22 Complement clauses
- 23 Relative clauses
- 24 Modality
- 25 Adverbs and adverbials
- 26 Focussing
- 27 Formulaic phrases
- Bibliography
- Gaelic word index
- General index
- Glossary of grammatical terms