Modern Irish: Grammatical Structure and Dialectal Variation (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780521425193)

Micheal O Siadhail considers modern Irish dialects against the background of their common grammar, providing a comprehensive overview for Celticists and general linguists with an interest in dialectical comparison. His Modern Irish contains a wealth of empirical data which is analysed in a fresh and accessible manner, keeping technical terminology to a minimum. It includes background information on the Irish language and gives explanations of basic concepts in order to compare the phonology, morphology and syntax of the dialects. Students of linguistics amd the Irish language will welcome this clear and sensible cross-dialectal survey by Micheal O Siadhail, who is well-known as an Irish scholar and as a poet.

Author: Micheal O'Siadhail
ISBN-10: 0521425190
ISBN-13: 9780521425193
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/29/1991
Pages: 388
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.03h x 6.04w x 0.87d