Modern Irish
Grammatical Structure and Dialectal Variation

Mícheál ósiadhail (Author)

9780521425193, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 29 August 1991

388 pages
23 x 15.3 x 2.8 cm, 0.635 kg

"...Ó Siadhail has done a splendid job." C.M. Adderley, Language Quarterly

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.

List of tables
List of figures
Preface
List of abbreviations
Introduction
Part I. Phonology: 1. Introduction to Phonology
2. The syllabic system
3. The vowels
4. The semi-vowel and consonant systems
Part II. Morphology: 5. Introduction to morphology
6. General morphological rules
7. The noun
8. The verb
Part III. Syntax: 9. Introduction to Syntax
10. The copula
11. Complementation and modal and auxiliary verbs
12. Non-complemental subordination and marginal syntactic features
Glossary
References
Index of Irish words.

Subject Areas: Grammar, syntax & morphology [CFK]