The Celtic LanguagesMartin John Ball, James Fife This comprehensive volume describes in depth all the Celtic languages from historical, structural and sociolinguistic perspectives, with individual chapters on Irish, Scottish, Gaelic, Manx, Welsh, Breton and Cornish. Special Features: |
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Contents
Introduction | 8 |
Continental Celtic | 26 |
Insular Celtic P and Q Celtic | 64 |
The Goidelic Languages | 99 |
Irish | 101 |
Scottish Gaelic | 145 |
MANX | 228 |
The Brythonic Languages | 287 |
Cornish | 410 |
The Sociolinguistics of the Celtic Languages | 469 |
Aspects of the Societal Status of Modern Irish | 471 |
Scottish Gaelic Today Social History and Contemporary Status | 491 |
The Sociolinguistics of Welsh | 534 |
The Breton Language its Present Position and Historical Background | 604 |
The Revived Languages Modern Cornish and Modern Manx | 642 |
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