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Author Press, Ian J

Title A Grammar of Modern Breton
Published Berlin : De Gruyter, 1986

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Description 1 online resource (420 pages)
Series Mouton Grammar Library [MGL] ; v. 2
Mouton Grammar Library MGL
Contents Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1. General Background -- 2. Aim of the Present Grammar -- 3. The Orthography -- 4. Conclusion -- Chapter 2. Phonology -- 1. Background -- 2. Problems -- 2.1. Voice -- 2.2. Quantity -- 2.3. Strength -- 2.4. Nasality -- 2.5. Diphthongs and Triphthongs -- 3. A Proposed System -- 3.1. The Vowels -- 3.2. The Consonants -- 4. The Mutations -- 4.1. Introduction and Systems -- 4.2. The Four Mutations -- 4.3. Additional Examples -- 5. Conclusion -- Chapter 3. Morphology -- 1. Introduction -- 1.1. The Noun -- 1.2. The Article -- 1.3. The Adjective
1.4. The Numeral -- 1.5. The Pronoun -- 1.6. The Preposition -- 1.7. The Conjunction -- 1.8. The Verb -- 1.9. The Adverb -- 2. The Noun -- 2.1. General -- 2.2. Gender -- 2.3. Number -- 2.4. The Diminutive -- 2.5. Compound Nouns -- 3. The Article -- 4. The Adjective -- 4.1. General -- 4.2. Gradation -- 4.3. Summary -- 5. The Numeral -- 5.1. General -- 5.2. Cardinal Numerals -- 5.3. Ordinal Numerals -- 5.4. A Note on the Expression of Dates -- 5.5. A Note on Telling the Time -- 5.6. A Note on the Days of the Week -- 5.7. A Note on Money Terms -- 5.8. Fractions -- 5.9. Multiples
5.10. Approximation and other Numerical Expressions -- 6. The Pronoun -- 6.1. General -- 6.2. The Personal Pronoun -- 6.3. The Possessives -- 6.4. The Demonstratives -- 6.5. The Interrogatives -- 6.6. The Indefinites and Quantifiers -- 7. The Preposition -- 7.1. General -- 7.2. A Classification of Breton Prepositions -- 8. The Conjunction -- 8.1. Types of Conjunction -- 8.2. Its Role in the Sentence (A Preliminary Note) -- 9. The Verb -- 9.1. General -- 9.2. Verbs other than BezaƱ and Endevout/Kaout -- 9.3. Endevout/Kaout"(to) have" -- 9.4. Bezan "(to) be."
9.5. The Periphrastic Forms of the Verb -- 9.6. Overview and Conclusion -- 10. The Adverb -- 10.1. General -- 10.2 A Classification of the Breton Adverb -- Chapter 4. Syntax -- 1. General -- 2. The Simple Sentence -- 2.1. Overview -- 2.2. Element Order -- 2.3. The Periphrastic Forms -- 3. The Composite Sentence -- 3.1. The Compound Sentence -- 3.2. The Complex Sentence -- 4. Element Order: Conclusion -- 5. The Possessive Construction -- Chapter 5. A Note on Word Formation -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Components -- 2.1. Nominal Suffixes -- 2.2. Verb Derivation -- 2.3. Compound Words
2.4. Other Derivational Affixes -- Appendices -- Appendix A: A Glossary of Breton Grammatical Terminology -- Appendix B: A Glimpse of Breton Literature -- Appendix C: Selected Readings with Commentary -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Texts -- 2.1. Perak ne rafen ket, A. Duval -- 2.2. Diwar-benn marv ur gelaouenn vrezhonek, L. Andouard -- 2.3. Miz Kerzu e-tal ar Mor, Kenan Kongar -- 2.4. Bro-Lanuon: Ur C'halvidigezh Elektronek?, E Kerrain -- 2.5. Testeni, Y.E Kemener -- 2.6. Nebeut a dra! ..., Y. Crocq -- 2.7. An Dour en-dro d'an Inizi, Y. Drezen
Summary A Grammar of Modern Breton Mouton Grammar Library [MGL]
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
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Subject Breton language -- Grammar
Brythonic languages.
Breton language -- Grammar.
Brythonic languages.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 86012452
ISBN 9783110884975
3110884976