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English
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A handy reference guide to Gaelic-derived words and expressions in common usage in English. Like George McLennan's previously successful book "Scots Gaelic -An Introduction to the Basics", "Gaelic and English -Their Common Origins" and "A Gaelic Alphabet -A Guide to the Pronunciation of Gaelic Letters and Words", this book will be a great help, to anyone with an interest in the links between, the two languages. It forms a valuable reference tool to...
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Language
English
Description
The purpose of this book is to provide, a brief introduction to the Gaelic language with a selective discussion of its main features. In contrast to native speakers, who absorb the language as children, adults who are learning Gaelic from scratch often derive much benefit, from knowing why the language takes its shape.
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Language
English
Description
This book examines where Gaelic stands within the family of European languages, tracing its roots to Indo-European languages and showing how firmly it is established within them, rather than being a strange, unrelated outlier. He uses his knowledge of several modern and ancient languages to show the links between them, and to demonstrate the roots of Gaelic in particular. This book will help anyone interested in the history of Scots Gaelic to understand...
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Language
English
Description
This book sets out to illustrate the relationship between Gaelic and English words within the wider Indo-European context. Many Scots, finding Gaelic difficult, are unaware that much of Gaelic comes originally from the same source as English (and many other European languages), this origin being an early language of Europe and areas of the Indian sub-continent. Known as Indo-European, this long vanished language evolved in various ways to become the...
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Language
English
Description
The modern Gaelic alphabet has 18 letters - Gaelic simply needs a smaller alphabet to make its sounds. To pronounce Gaelic words correctly you need to know what the sounds of the letters are, particularly the sounds of combinations of letters. Using his knowledge of the conventions of the language and not a little humour, George McLennan offers a straightforward guide to the Gaelic alphabet. Placenames and surnames are used to illustrate particular...
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