Henry Jenner

A Handbook Of The Cornish Language

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book is a comprehensive guide to the Cornish language, providing grammar rules, vocabulary, and other essential tools for learners of all levels. The author notes the importance of preserving the language and culture of Cornwall, and provides historical context for the language's development and current status. He also includes a range of exercises and reading material to help learners practice their skills and deepen their knowledge of the language. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 250
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781020220326
• ISBN-10: 1020220325
• Artikelnr.: 71657333

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Part I. The History of the Cornish Language and Literature: 1. The story of the Cornish language
2. The literature and other remains of Cornish
Part II. The Grammar of the Cornish Language: Introductory note
1. Spelling and pronunciation
2. The initial mutations
3. The articles
4. The noun
5. The adjective
6. The numerals
7. The pronouns
8. The verb in general
9. The auxiliary verbs
10. Paradigm of a regular verb
11. The irregular verb
12. Prepositions, conjunctions, and adverbs
13. Swear-words and expletives
14. The construction of sentences, idioms, etc.
15. Prosody
16. On the interpretation of Cornish names
Appendix: days, months, and seasons in Cornish
Some modern books and articles on Cornish.