An Introduction To The Welsh Language
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Author | : Janet Davies |
Publisher | : University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2014-01-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1783160209 |
The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the 'senior language of the men of Britain'. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest neighbour of English, enjoys such vibrancy, bearing in mind that English has obliterated languages thousands of miles from the coasts of England. This book offers a broad historical survey of Welsh-language culture from sixth-century heroic poetry to television and pop culture in the early twenty-first century. The public status of the language is considered and the role of Welsh is compared with the roles of other of the non-state languages of Europe. This new edition of The Welsh Language offers a full assessment of the implications of the linguistic statistics produced by the 2011 Census. The volume contains maps and plans showing the demographic and geographic spread of Welsh over the ages, charts examining the links between words in Welsh and those in other Indo-European languages, and illustrations of key publications and figures in the history of the language. It concludes with brief guides to the pronunciation, the dialects and the grammar of Welsh.
Author | : WELSH LANGUAGE. |
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Total Pages | : 34 |
Release | : 1833 |
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Author | : WELSH LANGUAGE. |
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Author | : Heini Gruffudd |
Publisher | : Ylolfa |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9780862433635 |
At last, a full, no-gimmick dictionary with 20,000 words and phrases. It has what learners really need: plenty of examples of words and phrases in context.
Author | : Gwen Pritchard Jones |
Publisher | : Drake International Services |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9781871083002 |
A new edition of a reliable guide to the Welsh language, combining a simple grammar, phrase book and dictionary. 10 black-and-white illustrations. First edition published in 1977.
Author | : Beekman Books, Incorporated |
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Total Pages | : 50 |
Release | : 1998-03-01 |
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ISBN | : 9780846448839 |
Author | : Paul Russell |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 382 |
Release | : 2014-07-15 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1317894553 |
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.
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Total Pages | : 51 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : Welsh language |
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Author | : Janet Davies |
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Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 1999 |
Genre | : Wales |
ISBN | : 9780708315163 |
A comprehensive introduction to the origins and development of the Welsh language from the 9th to the 20th century, in a useful pocket-volume and an easy-to-read format. 21 black-and-white photographs and illustrations and 10 maps. First published in 1999.
Author | : Gareth King |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 329 |
Release | : 2015-08-27 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1317304691 |
Colloquial Welsh provides a step-by-step course in Welsh as it is written and spoken today. Combining a user-friendly approach with a thorough treatment of the language, it equips learners with the essential skills needed to communicate confidently and effectively in Welsh in a broad range of situations. No prior knowledge of the language is required. Key features include: • progressive coverage of speaking, listening, reading and writing skills • structured, jargon-free explanations of grammar • an extensive range of focused and stimulating exercises • realistic and entertaining dialogues covering a broad variety of scenarios • useful vocabulary lists throughout the text • additional resources available at the back of the book, including a full answer key, a grammar summary and bilingual glossaries Balanced, comprehensive and rewarding, Colloquial Welsh will be an indispensable resource both for independent learners and students taking courses in Welsh. Audio material to accompany the course is available to download free in MP3 format from www.routledge.com/cw/colloquials. Recorded by native speakers, the audio material features the dialogues and texts from the book and will help develop your listening and pronunciation skills.