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Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook Nancy Stenson (University of Minnesota, USA)

Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook By Nancy Stenson (University of Minnesota, USA)

Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook by Nancy Stenson (University of Minnesota, USA)


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Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook provides a jargon-free introduction to the most commonly used grammatical structures within the Irish language.

Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook Summary

Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook by Nancy Stenson (University of Minnesota, USA)

Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook provides a jargon-free introduction to the most commonly used grammatical structures within the Irish language. Focusing on the repeated use of grammatical patterns, this Workbook develops an understanding of the structures presented, making the forms familiar and automatic for learners.

This user-friendly workbook includes:

  • terminology introduced and explained with multiple examples
  • exercises in the grammatical forms introduced in the text
  • translation exercises
  • an exercise key.

About Nancy Stenson (University of Minnesota, USA)

Nancy Stenson is Professor within the Linguistics dept of the University of Minnesota. She is currently researching borrowing and code-switching in Irish; she has taught English as a Second Language, French and Irish. She has written extensively on linguistic diversity, language contact and on Irish linguistics. Her single authored publications include: Studies in Irish Syntax . Tubingen: Gunter Narr Verlag

Table of Contents

1. Spelling and Pronunciation 2. Word Order 3. Initial Mutations Overview 4. Articles, Gender and Case 5. Personal Names (Lenition) 6. Place Names 7. Noun Classes and Declensions 8. Prepositions 9. Numbers 1-20 10. Verbs I 11. Verbs II 12. Negated and Questioned Verbs 13. Past Tense of Regular Verbs 14. Irregular Verbs 15. The Verb bi 16. The Copula Is 17. Is vs. bi 18. Idioms with Is 19. Predicate and Attributive Adjectives 19. Other Noun Phrase Elements 20. Pronouns 21. Prepositional Pronouns 22. Verbal Nouns: Progressive, Stative Constructions 23. Verbal Nouns: Inverted Word Order 24. Perfect Forms 25. Possession and Ownership 26. Indirect Speech 27. Relative Clauses I 28. Content Questions

Additional information

GOR011202731
9780415410410
041541041X
Basic Irish: A Grammar and Workbook by Nancy Stenson (University of Minnesota, USA)
Used - Like New
Paperback
Taylor & Francis Ltd
2007-12-21
256
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The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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