King G. Mode Welsh: A Comprehensive Grammar. - Routledge, 2003. -
392 p.
This new expanded edition of Mode Welsh is the ideal reference source for all speakers and leaers of Welsh, suitable for use in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes at all levels. Focusing on contemporary spoken Welsh, this new enlarged edition features a substantial new function-based section, explaining and exemplifying a wide range of sentence and phrase pattes. Notes on variations between dialects and between spoken and formal written forms have also been expanded.
The Grammar presents the complexities of Welsh in a concise and readable form. Common grammatical pattes and parts of speech are discussed in detail, and extensive cross-references make the book comprehensive and easy to use.
Features include
full use of authentic examples
particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty
extensive index and cross referencing
initial consonant mutations marked throughout
separate additional section on communicative functions
notes on variation between dialects and on formal written language.
This new expanded edition of Mode Welsh is the ideal reference source for all speakers and leaers of Welsh, suitable for use in schools, colleges, universities and adult classes at all levels. Focusing on contemporary spoken Welsh, this new enlarged edition features a substantial new function-based section, explaining and exemplifying a wide range of sentence and phrase pattes. Notes on variations between dialects and between spoken and formal written forms have also been expanded.
The Grammar presents the complexities of Welsh in a concise and readable form. Common grammatical pattes and parts of speech are discussed in detail, and extensive cross-references make the book comprehensive and easy to use.
Features include
full use of authentic examples
particular attention to areas of confusion and difficulty
extensive index and cross referencing
initial consonant mutations marked throughout
separate additional section on communicative functions
notes on variation between dialects and on formal written language.