Cànan & CultarThis volume is a collection of proceedings from the third Rannsachadh na Gàidhlig conference held in Edinburgh in July 2004. The book includes papers on Scottish Gaelic history, language, literature, and culture from early Christian times to the present. In addition to Scotland, there is material relating to Ireland, Scandinavia, England, and Canada. Where papers are written in Gaelic, a detailed synopsis in English is included. |
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... or the poem originally lacked them , perhaps because it was based on a prose list in which they were missing . The biggest problem is the absence of Giric mac Dúngaile and his possible co - ruler or successor Eochaid son of Rhun ...
... or the poem originally lacked them , perhaps because it was based on a prose list in which they were missing . The biggest problem is the absence of Giric mac Dúngaile and his possible co - ruler or successor Eochaid son of Rhun ...
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It is possible that women were proportionally less likely to speak Gaelic , or at least to report being a native speaker . MacKinnon ( 1977 , pp . 160–1 ) gives evidence of younger single women being at the leading edge of language ...
It is possible that women were proportionally less likely to speak Gaelic , or at least to report being a native speaker . MacKinnon ( 1977 , pp . 160–1 ) gives evidence of younger single women being at the leading edge of language ...
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It is thus important to be aware of the multivalent potential of the material , and to examine as much of it , and its context , as possible in order to make a full interpretation of wake customs in the Highlands .
It is thus important to be aware of the multivalent potential of the material , and to examine as much of it , and its context , as possible in order to make a full interpretation of wake customs in the Highlands .
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Contents
Contextualising the Duan Albanach | 11 |
Literary Lochlann | 25 |
Kingship imagery in Classical Gaelic panegyric for Scottish chiefs | 39 |
Copyright | |
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Common terms and phrases
adjectives agus airson Alba animals appears bhith called century chaidh Chambers Chan eil complex composed concordance cuid cuideachd dance death dhèanamh Domhnaill eadar early English example faic fear formal prose gach Gaelic Gaels Gàidhlig genitive give given gu bheil gu robh Highlands Iain iarainn interesting Ireland Irish kings language leis lines Loch Lochlann material math mentioned modified nach nonconcordance noted noun nuair obair original perhaps phrase poem poetry position possible prepositional present printed reference registers relation robh says Scotland Scottish seems sinn sources speakers stad suggested Table term thaobh thug toirt tradition translation uair uile University variation wake writing
Bibliographic information
| Title | Cànan & Cultar Scottish Gaelic Studies Series |
| Editors | Wilson McLeod, James Earle Fraser, Anja Gunderloch |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Dunedin Academic Press, 2006 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 28 Apr 2008 |
| ISBN | 1903765609, 9781903765609 |
| Length | 294 pages |
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