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Modern Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar (Routledge Comprehensive Grammars) Paperback – 19 Dec. 2002

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This new expanded edition of Modern Welsh is the ideal reference source for all speakers and learners of Welsh, suitable for use in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes at all levels. Focusing on contemporary spoken Welsh, this new enlarged edition features a substantial new function-based section, explaining and exemplifying a wide range of sentence and phrase patterns. Notes on variations between dialects and between spoken and formal written forms have also been expanded.
The Grammar presents the complexities of Welsh in a concise and readable form. Common grammatical patterns and parts of speech are discussed in detail, and extensive cross-references make the book comprehensive and easy to use.
Features include
*full use of authentic examples
*particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty
*extensive index and cross referencing
*initial consonant mutations marked throughout
*separate additional section on communicative functions
*notes on variation between dialects and on formal written language.

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0415282705
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978-0415282703
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2nd
Publisher

Routledge
Publication date

19 Dec. 2002
Language

English
Dimensions

15.6 x 2.39 x 23.42 cm
Print length

416 pages
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge; 2nd edition (19 Dec. 2002)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0415282705
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0415282703
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.6 x 2.39 x 23.42 cm

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Gareth King is the author of numerous books on language and languages for Routledge/Taylor & Francis and Oxford University Press, including a range of well-known and popular titles written for learners of Welsh.

He did his first degree during the Cold War - emerging from Cambridge University with the then customary degree in Russian, Czech and Old Church Slavonic - and sensibly went on some years later to do an MA in Old Irish and Scottish Gaelic at Aberystwyth, learning Welsh in the process.

December 2010 saw the publication of his extensive revision and expansion of George Campbell's well-known Concise Compendium of the World's Languages, followed exactly two years later by a similar updating of the original 2-volume edition.

He now divides his time between other writing (an SF novel - Morningstar Rising - and an eighteenth-century picaresque romp - Transvectissimus - have both drawn favourable critical attention), acting as consultant for a major publisher, and working as a professional translator.

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TruettonMiddlesex

Grammar of Welsh

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This book is a detailed and comprehensive work on the grammar of the Welsh language. The scope and coverage here is immense. Attention is given to colloquial 'Welsh' in contrast to the more literary language. Kings attitude to other dialects is one in which he can describe rather than explain some points which could be called a part of the subject. His ideas are nothing short of better than those before. The books introduction explains that previous forms of 'Cymraeg Byw' are unsuccessful and that new ones based more around the writers work are the future.

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stevelongwool

Excellent Grammar Handbook

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This is an excellent book for those who already have a good command of Welsh. those who have followed courses from Mynedia to Uwch often end up with files of notes that are not easy to use as a reference. this book puts it all in perspective in an easily accesible format.My tutor says it is a bit colloquial, but that is actually what many advanced learners want so unless you are planning to take your Welsh to degree level this is the grammar book for you.

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catman

great

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SO MUCH IN HERE. Gareth has set it all out so well, and its easy to find things, and interesting to look up stuff. Wish I had more time to work through it all. Very thorough and very easy to follow, explanations great. Wish I had bought this one first! Hwyl!

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Three Stars

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Replaces my other now rather battered copy.

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Arthur

Answered most of my questions

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Very useful for intermediate Welsh learners struggling with the seeming inconsistencies of mutations, etc. Clear, straightforward explanations with plenty of examples.

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A joy to use

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I cannot imagine a more clear and comprehensive grammar handbook than this.
A joy to use.

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R E E Malcolm

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Brilliant but expensive

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dafydd y garreg wen

Buy this book now!

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I bought this book (in an earlier edition) and found it incredibly helpful. It answers all those questions that other grammars seem not to want to tell you about.

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