The Welsh Language

Author: Janet Davies
Publisher: University of Wales Press
ISBN: 1783160209
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 224

Book Description
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.

A Grammar of the Welsh Language

Author: William Owen Pughe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 178

Book Description

The Welsh Learner's Dictionary

Author: Heini Gruffudd
Publisher: Ylolfa
ISBN: 9780862433635
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 256

Book Description
At last, a full, no-gimmick dictionary with 20,000 words and phrases. It has what learners really need: plenty of examples of words and phrases in context.

Building a National Corpus

Author: Dawn Knight
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 3030818586
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description
This book aims to provide a micro-level, working model of a methodological approach and practical guidelines for building a corpus, informed by the work on the CorCenCC project (Corpws Cenedlaethol Cymraeg Cyfoes - the National Corpus of Contemporary Welsh). It focuses specifically on the development of detailed design frames for corpora across communicative modes (spoken, written and e-language), and the practical processes involved in the planning, collection, transcription, collation and (re)presentation of language data. The book is designed to be of significant value and relevance to those interested in critically engaging with corpus methodology. Although Welsh is the language under discussion, the processes and approaches discussed in the building of CorCenCC can be applied to a lesser or greater extent to other language contexts. This book provides a working model, and an account of how to build a corpus dataset from which step by step guidelines for creating other linguistic corpora in any language can be easily extrapolated. It will be of value to students and scholars of minority languages and corpus linguistics.

The Welsh Tattoo Handbook

Author: Robert Davis
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781988747187
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 100

Book Description
The ultimate "think before you ink" guide to accurate Welsh tattoos. Written by fluent speakers of Welsh, the Celtic language of Wales, the book features tips on how to incorporate the Welsh language into a tattoo design that honours and supports the culture, illustrations of Welsh "tattoos nightmares" to avoid, a history of the Welsh language; and a glossary of 400 Welsh words and phrases suitable for tattoos and crafts. Please note that the book does not contain artwork.

"Speak it in Welsh"

Author: Megan S. Lloyd
Publisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739117606
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 230

Book Description
From the quarrelling captains in Henry V, to the linguistically challenged lovers in I Henry IV, to the monoglot vocalist Lady Mortimer, to the proud Sir Hugh Evans, Shakespeare offers Welsh characters whose voices, language use, and presence help reflect a sometimes marginalized aspect of British identity. "Speak It in Welsh" Wales and the Welsh Language in Shakespeare seeks to understand why Shakespeare included the Welsh voice in his plays.

A dictionary of the Welsh language [E-Y

Author: William Owen Pughe
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Welsh language
Languages : en
Pages : 758

Book Description

Early Modern Wales, C. 1525–1640

Author: J. Gwynfor Jones
Publisher: Red Globe Press
ISBN: 0333552601
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Despite significant social and economic changes and the material advancement of the gentry, this period saw the survival of the Welsh language and its culture, of older concepts of gentility and many conservative features in the daily life and activity of all ranks in the community.

Language, Economy, and Society

Author: J. W. Aitchison
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 200

Book Description
In this new edition the authors present new sets of language data both for individuals and for households in Wales and examine the impact of migration on the language, the relationship between social class and ability to speak Welsh, and the bases for the reproduction and maintenance of the language within the context of the family. The final chapter considers the prospects for the language in the light of new political and institutional developments (including the National Assembly for Wales), recent planning issues (most notably housing) and developments in the critically important field of education. This book is an essential reference source for those concerned with the changing status and vitality of the Welsh language and of other minority languages in Europe. It provides a framework and a factual context in which to set such issues as language planning and policy formulation at local and national levels.

The Welsh Language and Its Social Domains, 1801-1911

Author: Geraint H. Jenkins
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 652

Book Description
This volume contains 22 chapters dealing with the status of the Welsh language in a wide range of social domains, including agriculture and industry, education, religion, politics, law and culture.