LINGUIST List 21.2703

Thu Jun 24 2010

Books: Morphology/Sociolinguistics/Syntax: Watson, Macleod

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        1.    Victoria McCafferty, The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language: Watson, Macleod

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Message 1: The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language: Watson, Macleod
Date: 23-Jun-2010
From: Victoria McCafferty <Anna.Glaziereup.ed.ac.uk>
Subject: The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language: Watson, Macleod
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Title: The Edinburgh Companion to the Gaelic Language Published: 2010 Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
                http://www.eup.ed.ac.uk/

Book URL: http://www.euppublishing.com/book/9780748637096

Author: Moray Watson Author: Michelle Macleod Hardback: ISBN: 9780748637089 Pages: 376 Price: U.K. £ 70.00
Paperback: ISBN: 9780748637096 Pages: 376 Price: U.K. £ 19.99
Abstract:

Bringing together a range of perspectives on the Gaelic language, this bookcovers the history of the language, its development in Scotland and Canada,its spelling, syntax and morphology, its modern vocabulary, and the study ofits dialects. It also addresses sociolinguistic issues such as identity,perception, language planning and the appearance of the language inliterature. Each chapter is written by an expert on their topic.

Written accessibly with a non-specialist audience in mind, it will have aparticular value for those requiring an introduction to aspects of the Gaeliclanguage. It will also be of great interest to those who are embarking onresearch on Gaelic for the first time.

Key Features- Deals with a wide range of aspects of Gaelic- Places the study of the Gaelic language within the context of modernlinguistic research- Encourages and supports further study- Includes chapters by a number of leading experts on Gaelic language

Linguistic Field(s): Language Documentation                             Morphology                             Phonetics                             Sociolinguistics                             Syntax
Subject Language(s): Gaelic, Scottish (gla)
Written In: English (eng )

See this book announcement on our website: http://linguistlist.org/pubs/books/get-book.cfm?BookID=49027

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