
The Welsh Language Before the Industrial Revolution
Geraint H. Jenkins(Editor)
University of Wales Press
Will be published approx. on 7. November 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
464 pages
978-0-7083-1418-0 (ISBN)
Description
The Welsh language is the oldest living European language. This volume surveys the social history of the language in modern times. Its political status is considered, together with the use of Welsh in the courts, and in religion, education and scholarship. The promotion of Welsh is also discussed.
Reviews / Votes
'This book...left me with a vivid sense of the vitality and resilience of the Welsh language, and of its central importance in forming the identity of the Welsh people...essential reading for anyone interested in the history of Wales.' Welsh History ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Wales
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Not illustrated
Dimensions
Height: 237 mm
Width: 157 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
807 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7083-1418-0 (9780708314180)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Professor Geraint H. Jenkins is Professor Emeritus and Honorary Senior Fellow of CAWCS.
Content
The Welsh language before 1536, Llinos Beverley Smith; the Welsh language in early modern Wales, Geraint H. Jenkins, Richard Suggett and Eryn M. White; Tudor legislation and the political status of the "British tongue", Peter R. Roberts; the Welsh language and the Court of Great Sessions, Richard Suggett; the Welsh language in local government - justices of the peace and the Courts of Quarter Sessions c. 1536-1800, J. Gwynfor Jones; unity of religion or unity of language? Protestants and Catholics and the Welsh language 1536-1660, Glanmor Williams; the established church, dissent and the Welsh language c.1660-1811, Eryn M. White; humanist learning, education and the Welsh language 1536-1660, William P. Griffith; popular schooling and the Welsh language 1650-1800, Eryn M. White; the Welsh language in scholarship and culture 1536-1660, R. Geraint Gruffydd; the cultural uses of the Welsh language 1660-1800, Geraint H. Jenkins; the Celtic languages of Britain, Brynley F. Roberts.