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'Bochanan modhail foghlaimte': Tiree Gaelic, lexicology and Glasgow's historical dictionary of Scottish Gaelic
Get PDFThe present paper is intended as a modest contribution towards the study of Tiree Gaelic, particularly its lexicon, drawing on a small part of the archives of the Historical Dictionary of Scottish Gaelic (HDSG) held in the Department of Celtic, University of Glasgow. In a volume celebrating the scholarship and career of Professor Donald E. Meek, one of Scotlandâs most prolific Gaelic scholars, the present contribution can be seen to be appropriate from a number of perspectives. As a native of Tiree Professor Meek has a deep-rooted interest in Tiree Gaelic. As Assistant Editor of the Historical Dictionary from 1973 until 1979 (when he was appointed to a lectureship in Celtic at the University of Edinburgh) he had an intimate connection with HDSG
This living language: Review of Bunreacht na hĂireann: a Study of the Irish Text by MicheĂĄl Ă CearĂșil
No full textTransition zones, hyperdialectisms and historical change: the case of final unstressed <i>-igh/ich</i> and <i>-idh</i> in Scottish Gaelic
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Varia IV:1. On the 3pl. prepositional pronominal ending <i>-u</i> in Irish and Scottish Gaelic
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Review of 'Festschrift for Professor D S Thomson' edited by Donald MacAulay, James Gleasure and Colm Ă Baoill. Scottish Gaelic Studies 17, University of Aberdeen, 1996.
No full textReview of 'Rannsachadh na GĂ idhlig 2000: papers read at the conference âScottish Gaelic Studies 2000â, held at the University of Aberdeen'. Edited by C. Ă Baoill and N. R. McGuire
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