ISBN: 9781783160198 - the welsh language: a history (pocket guides) (5 Ergebnisse)

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the 'senior language of the men of Britain'. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest neighbour of English, enjoys such vibrancy, bearing in mind that English has obliterated languages thousands of miles from the coasts of England. This book offers a broad historical survey of Welsh-language culture from sixth-century heroic poetry to television and pop culture in the early twenty-first century. The public status of the language is considered and the role of Welsh is compared with the roles of other of the non-state languages of Europe. This new edition of The Welsh Language offers a full assessment of the implications of the linguistic statistics produced by the 2011 Census. The volume contains maps and plans showing the demographic and geographic spread of Welsh over the ages, charts examining the links between words in Welsh and those in other Indo-European languages, and illustrations of key publications and figures in the history of the language. It concludes with brief guides to the pronunciation, the dialects and the grammar of Welsh. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Zustand: Very Good. : Este libro ofrece una visión general de la cultura de la lengua galesa desde la poesía heroica del siglo VI hasta la televisión y la cultura pop de principios del siglo XXI. Se considera el estatus público de la lengua y se compara el papel del galés con el de otras lenguas no estatales de Europa. Esta nueva edición ofrece una evaluación completa de las implicaciones de las estadísticas lingüísticas producidas por el censo de 2011. El volumen contiene mapas y planos que muestran la extensión demográfica y geográfica del galés a lo largo de los siglos, gráficos que examinan los vínculos entre las palabras galesas y las de otras lenguas indoeuropeas, e ilustraciones de publicaciones y figuras clave en la historia de la lengua. Concluye con breves guías de pronunciación, los dialectos y la gramática del galés. EAN: 9781783160198 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: The Welsh Language: A History Autor: Janet Davies Editorial: University of Wales Press Idioma: en Páginas: 192 Formato: tapa blanda.…

Paperback. Zustand: Brand New. 192 pages. 8.50x5.00x0.90 inches. In Stock.

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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - This accessible and comprehensive introduction traces the development of the Welsh language from its origins, which extend back at least 2,500 years within Britain, to the present day, when about half a million people around the world speak Welsh. Janet Davies offers a broad historical survey, looking at Welsh-language culture from sixth-century heroic poetry to television and pop music in the late twentieth century. She considers the public status of the language from the Act of Union with England of 1536 to the enactment of the Welsh Language Act in 1993, compares the status of Welsh with that of other minority languages throughout Europe and provides a brief guide to pronunciation, dialect, and grammar.…