An Introduction to the Celtic Languages
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Language Arts, Linguistics
| Author: | Paul Russell | ISBN: | 9781317894551 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis | Publication: | July 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge | Language: | English |
| Author: | Paul Russell |
| ISBN: | 9781317894551 |
| Publisher: | Taylor and Francis |
| Publication: | July 15, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Routledge |
| Language: | English |
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.
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.
