A Grammar of Modern Breton

Ian J. Press

• Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton
• Year: 2011
• Print ISBN: 9783110105797
• eBook ISBN: 9783110884975
• Edition: 1
• Topic: Languages & Linguistics
• Subtopic: Languages
• Index: Languages & Linguistics

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Table of contents

• Preface
• Chapter 1. Introduction
• 1. General Background
• 2. Aim of the Present Grammar
• 3. The Orthography
• 4. Conclusion
• Chapter 2. Phonology
• 1. Background
• 2. Problems
• 2.1. Voice
• 2.2. Quantity
• 2.3. Strength
• 2.4. Nasality
• 2.5. Diphthongs and Triphthongs
• 3. A Proposed System
• 3.1. The Vowels
• 3.2. The Consonants
• 4. The Mutations
• 4.1. Introduction and Systems
• 4.2. The Four Mutations
• 4.3. Additional Examples
• 5. Conclusion
• Chapter 3. Morphology
• 1. Introduction
• 1.1. The Noun
• 1.2. The Article
• 1.3. The Adjective
• 1.4. The Numeral
• 1.5. The Pronoun
• 1.6. The Preposition
• 1.7. The Conjunction
• 1.8. The Verb
• 1.9. The Adverb
• 2. The Noun
• 2.1. General
• 2.2. Gender
• 2.3. Number
• 2.4. The Diminutive
• 2.5. Compound Nouns
• 3. The Article
• 4. The Adjective
• 4.1. General
• 4.2. Gradation
• 4.3. Summary
• 5. The Numeral
• 5.1. General
• 5.2. Cardinal Numerals
• 5.3. Ordinal Numerals
• 5.4. A Note on the Expression of Dates
• 5.5. A Note on Telling the Time
• 5.6. A Note on the Days of the Week
• 5.7. A Note on Money Terms
• 5.8. Fractions
• 5.9. Multiples
• 5.10. Approximation and other Numerical Expressions
• 6. The Pronoun
• 6.1. General
• 6.2. The Personal Pronoun
• 6.3. The Possessives
• 6.4. The Demonstratives
• 6.5. The Interrogatives
• 6.6. The Indefinites and Quantifiers
• 7. The Preposition
• 7.1. General
• 7.2. A Classification of Breton Prepositions
• 8. The Conjunction
• 8.1. Types of Conjunction
• 8.2. Its Role in the Sentence (A Preliminary Note)
• 9. The Verb
• 9.1. General
• 9.2. Verbs other than Bezañ and Endevout/Kaout
• 9.3. Endevout/Kaout“(to) have”
• 9.4. Bezan “(to) be”
• 9.5. The Periphrastic Forms of the Verb
• 9.6. Overview and Conclusion
• 10. The Adverb
• 10.1. General
• 10.2 A Classification of the Breton Adverb
• Chapter 4. Syntax
• 1. General
• 2. The Simple Sentence
• 2.1. Overview
• 2.2. Element Order
• 2.3. The Periphrastic Forms
• 3. The Composite Sentence
• 3.1. The Compound Sentence
• 3.2. The Complex Sentence
• 4. Element Order: Conclusion
• 5. The Possessive Construction
• Chapter 5. A Note on Word Formation
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Components
• 2.1. Nominal Suffixes
• 2.2. Verb Derivation
• 2.3. Compound Words
• 2.4. Other Derivational Affixes
• Appendices
• Appendix A: A Glossary of Breton Grammatical Terminology
• Appendix B: A Glimpse of Breton Literature
• Appendix C: Selected Readings with Commentary
• 1. Introduction
• 2. Texts
• 2.1. Perak ne rafen ket, A. Duval
• 2.2. Diwar-benn marv ur gelaouenn vrezhonek, L. Andouard
• 2.3. Miz Kerzu e-tal ar Mor, Kenan Kongar
• 2.4. Bro-Lanuon: Ur C’halvidigezh Elektronek?, E Kerrain
• 2.5. Testeni, Y. E Kemener
• 2.6. Nebeut a dra! ..., Y. Crocq
• 2.7. An Dour en-dro d’an Inizi, Y. Drezen
• 2.8. Glas evel Daoulagad C’hlas na oant ket ma Re, P Denez
• 2.9. Mari Vorgan, R. Hemon
• 2.10. Emgann Kergidu, L. Inizian
• 2.11. Ur Marc’hadour a Vontroulez, J. Konan
• 2.12. Komzom, lennom ha skrivom brezoneg, J. Tricoire
• 2.13. Ar en deulin, Y. P Kalloh
• Appendix D: Maps
• 1. Map of Brittany
• 2. The Settlement of Brittany
• 3. The Chief Dialectal Regions
• Appendix E: Linguistic Abbreviations
• Appendix F: The Pronunciation of the Breton Alphabet
• Appendix G: Breton-English Glossary
• Bibliography
• 1. General Works
• 2. Language Studies
• 3. Grammars
• 4. Dictionaries
• 5. Course Books
• 6. Readers
• 7. Periodical Publications and Organizations
• Thematic Index