10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCOTTISH GAELIC»
Discover the use of
Scottish Gaelic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Scottish Gaelic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Scottish Gaelic-English, English-
Scottish Gaelic
Provides 8,500 entries, a list of abbreviations and irregular verbs, and a grammar guide.
R. W. Renton, J. A. MacDonald, 1994
2
A handbook of the
Scottish Gaelic world
This is an essential and accessible source-book for scholars, students, and all enthusiasts of Scottish culture.
Michael Newton, Michael Steven Newton, 2000
3
The Revival of
Scottish Gaelic Through Education
This is an important book for all scholars and other individuals who are interested in the Gaelic and other Celtic languages; endangered-language maintenance, survival, and revival; and issues surrounding indigenous and language-minority ...
4
The
Gaelic-English Dictionary
This book fulfils a keenly-felt need for a modern, comprehensive dictionary of Scottish Gaelic into English.
5
Etymological dictionary of
Scottish-
Gaelic
Two thirds of the vocabulary include native Gaelic and Celtic words. This extensive work is founded on the Highland Society's Gaelic Dictionary.
6
Colloquial
Scottish Gaelic: The Complete Course for Beginners
Colloquial Scottish Gaelic provides a step-by-step course in Scottish Gaelic 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 ...
Katie Graham, Katherine M Spadaro, 2014
7
Celtic culture: a historical encyclopedia. Vol. 1-
Scottish Gaelic preserves the Old Irish double system of syntactically conditioned
verbal endings (absolute vs. conjunct) to a certain degree: for example, absolute
beiridh: conjunct gu'm beir 'takes, will take' < Old Irish beirid : -beir. All dialects ...
8
Scottish Gaelic Studies
final -/ay/ have been recorded in Jura, east Mull, Eigg, Lismore, Benderloch,
Glencoe and Morvern (ibid.). 75 cf. §5.1.3. 76 A pun on the verb iarr seems to be
intended here. References Calder, G. (1980 [1923]). A Gaelic Grammar. Glasgow
.
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Traditional
Gaelic Bagpiping, 1745-1945
It also illuminates the cultural problems faced by all ethnic minorities assimilated into unitary multinational societies. John G. Gibson is a Scots-born writer-historian living in Judique, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
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Blas Na Gāidhlig: The Practical Guide to
Scottish Gaelic ...
This title tackles the thorny issue of Scottish Gaelic pronunciation in an engaging and clear manner without losing track of the bigger picture and the fine detail.
7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCOTTISH GAELIC»
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Scottish Gaelic is used in the context of the following news items.
Welsh is considered a model for language revitalization, but its fate …
Like its Celtic cousins Scottish Gaelic and Irish, Welsh suffers from its proximity to the English-speaking world. But Welsh has stuck around while the other Celtic ... «PRI, Jun 15»
Asda uses Scottish Gaelic on English-Welsh store sign
Asda is to replace a bilingual sign at a Swansea store after using Scottish Gaelic instead of Welsh. The supermarket chain uses English and Welsh signs across ... «BBC News, Nov 14»
Scots: do you know your teuchters from your sassenachs?
It even has its own dictionary. Scottish Gaelic developed out of Middle Irish, and is a separate language entirely, spoken predominately in the coastal Highlands ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
Bedwas Co-op has Scottish Gaelic signs instead of Welsh
Shoppers in Caerphilly county have been left baffled after a store installed new Welsh signs which instead feature Scottish Gaelic words. Welsh language tutor ... «BBC News, Aug 14»
Scottish Gaelic dictionary gets £2m boost
The Scottish government has given £2m funding for an online Gaelic dictionary that could take 30 years to complete. Work has already begun collecting source ... «BBC News, Jul 13»
Asda puts bilingual sign in Welsh car park - in English and Scottish …
A bilingual sign in a Welsh supermarket car park has left Welsh-speaking shoppers baffled – because it's in English and Scottish Gaelic. The blunder means ... «WalesOnline, Oct 12»
Centre offers Scottish Gaelic class
The organisers of the annual festival at An Droichead included Scottish Gaelic in their schedule after a successful cross-community project saw people from East ... «Belfast Telegraph, Aug 11»