
The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language
Edinburgh University Press
Published on 30. June 2010
Book
Hardback
376 pages
978-0-7486-3708-9 (ISBN)
Description
Bringing together an unprecedented range of perspectives on the Gaelic language, this book covers the history of the language, its development in Scotland and Canada, its spelling, syntax and morphology, its modern vocabulary, and the study of its dialects. It also addresses sociolinguistic issues such as identity, perception, language planning and the appearance of the language in literature. Each chapter is written by an expert on their topic.The book has been written accessibly with a non-specialist audience in mind.It will have a particular value for those requiring introductions to aspects of the Gaelic language. It will also be of great interest to those who are embarking on research on Gaelic for the first time. Authors include Colm O Baoill, David Adger, Roibeard O Maolalaigh, Rob Dunbar, Seosamh Watson, Ken Nilsen, Ken MacKinnon and Ronald Black.This book:*Deals with a wide range of aspects of Gaelic*Places the study of the Gaelic language within the context of modern linguistic research*Encourages and supports further study*Includes chapters by a number of leading experts on Gaelic language
Reviews / Votes
This is an important and valuable book, and the editors and publishers are to be congratulated on bringing it out. -- William Gillies, University of Edinburgh * ASLS (Apr 2014) * The Companion is somethigin of a Cyclopaedia of Gaelic and it will be very useful to many people. * Cothrom * The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language is to be recommended as a valuable addition to the body of introductory texts covering Gaelic studies. Readers will find that this volume accomplishes the editors' aims to fill many of the gaps which have hindered the study of Gaelic and to promote future research endeavours. -- Mairi Henderson, University of Aberdeen * Reference Reviews * In this concise companion to the Gaelic language, editors Moray Watson and Michelle Macleod are to be congratulated for bringing together a series of chapters covering a whole range of issues pertinent to the language today. Remarkably, the book manages to cover this field in less than 400 pages in a manner that for the most part is accessible to the layperson as well as to academic experts. The brevity of this review precludes a proper assessment of this concise 'companion'. This book is an outstanding example. -- Douglas Chalmers, Glasgow Caledonian University * Scottish Literary Review * The 14 essays of this volume guide readers through the history and development of the Gaelic language in Scotland and in North America, with a focus on Gaelic as a distinct branch of Celtic Studies. Contributors link traditional modes of scholarship with more recent research in social sciences and theoretical linguistics; they grapple with language decline and critically examine revitalisation efforts. The book is indeed a Companion, providing a well-researched survey of key topics in Gaelic lanuage, literature and society and offering stimulating ideas for future research. -- Margo Griffin-Wilson, University of Cambridge * The Journal of Scottish Name Studies *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Edinburgh
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
794 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7486-3708-9 (9780748637089)
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Moray Watson | Michelle Macleod
Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language
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06/2010
Edinburgh University Press
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Persons
Moray Watson is Programme Co-ordinator of the Celtic Department at the University of Aberdeen. Michelle Macleod is Professor of Gaelic and Dean for Impact and Engagement at the University of Aberdeen.
Editor
Programme Co-ordinator in Celtic and Gaelic in the School of Language and LiteratureUniversity of Aberdeen
LecturerUniversity of Aberdeen
Content
Notes on Contributors; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Preface; 1. A History of Gaelic to 1800: Colm O Baoill; 2. Language in Society: 1800 to the modern day: Michelle Macleod; 3. Gaelic Place-names: Richard A. V. Cox; 4. Language in Gaelic Literature: Moray Watson; 5. A' Ghaidhlig an Canada: Scottish Gaelic in Canada: Kenneth E. Nilsen; 6. Hebridean and Mainland Dialects: Seosamh Watson; 7. The Gaelic Language-Group: Demography, Language-Usage, -Transmission and -Shift: Kenneth MacKinnon; 8. Language Planning: Robert Dunbar; 9. Sociolinguistic Ethnography of Gaelic Communities: Emily McEwan-Fujita; 10. Gaelic Vocabulary: Andrew Breeze; 11. Gaelic Orthography: The Drunk Man's Broad Road: Ronald Black; 12. Phonology in Modern Gaelic: Anna R. K. Bosch; 13. Gaelic Morphology: David Adger; 14. Gaelic Syntax: David Adger; Index