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Practical Manx / Jennifer Kewley Draskau.

Title
Practical Manx / Jennifer Kewley Draskau.
Author
Draskau, Jennifer.
Publication
Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2008.

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Description
xxi, 294 p.; 24 cm.
Summary
There has been a revival of interest in Manx Gaelic of late, with the number of Manx speakers rising tenfold over the last twenty years. This book is a guide to the language, drawing on a wide range of written and recorded sources from the earliest times to the present. The book covers the grammar, spelling and pronunciation of Manx Gaelic in such a way as to render the language accessible to readers of all levels of competence.
Uniform Title
University press scholarship online.
Subject
  • Manx language > Grammar
  • Manx language > Self-instruction
  • Manx language > Textbooks for foreign speakers > English
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [293]-294).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Initial sound change -- Nouns -- Pronouns -- Prepositions -- The article -- Adjectives and adverbs -- Conjunctions -- Numerals -- Verbs -- The verbnoun -- Phrasal verbs -- The verb in use -- Word order and sentence structure, word building -- Dates and seasons -- Emphasis -- Spelling and pronunciation.
ISBN
  • 9781846311314
  • 1846311314