| An Introduction to the Celtic Languages Contributor(s): Russell, Paul (Author) |
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ISBN: 1138144282 ISBN-13: 9781138144286 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $178.20 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General - Foreign Language Study | Miscellaneous - Foreign Language Study | Celtic Languages |
| Dewey: 491 |
| Series: Longman Linguistics Library |
| Physical Information: (1.50 lbs) 366 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This text provides a single-volume, single-author general introduction to the Celtic languages. The first half of the book considers the historical background of the language group as a whole. There follows a discussion of the two main sub-groups of Celtic, Goidelic (comprising Irish, Scottish, Gaelic and Manx) and Brittonic (Welsh, Cornish and Breton) together with a detailed survey of one representative from each group, Irish and Welsh. The second half considers a range of linguistic features which are often regarded as characteristic of Celtic: spelling systems, mutations, verbal nouns and word order. |