Sengoidelc : Old Irish for beginners /

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Author / Creator:Stifter, David.
Edition:1st ed.
Imprint:Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2006.
Description:xii, 391 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Language:English
Series:Irish studies
Irish studies (Syracuse, N.Y.)
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6010476
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ISBN:0815630727 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 315-323) and index.
Standard no.:9780815630722
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction/Remrad
  • Lesson 1.
  • 1.1. The Celtic languages in the context of the Indo-European language family
  • 1.2. The classification of the Celtic languages
  • 1.3. The Continental Celtic languages and their attestation
  • 1.4. The Insular Celtic languages and their attestation
  • 1.5. What is Old Irish?
  • Lesson 2.
  • 2.1. The writing of Old Irish
  • 2.2. Ogam
  • 2.3. Clo Gaelach
  • 2.4. The Roman alphabet
  • Lesson 3.
  • 3.1. The phonological system of Old Irish in comparison
  • 3.2. The phonological system of Old Irish
  • 3.3. Pronunciation rules
  • 3.4. Sample texts with phonological analysis
  • 3.5. Exercise
  • 3.6. Exercise
  • Lesson 4.
  • 4.1. The initial mutations
  • 4.2. The mutations of Old Irish
  • 4.3. Lenition
  • 4.4. Leniting forms
  • 4.5. Nasalization
  • 4.6. Nasalizing forms
  • 4.7. Aspiration
  • 4.8. Exercise
  • Lesson 5.
  • 5.1. The grammatical categories of Old Irish
  • 5.2. Nouns and adjectives: gender
  • 5.3. Nouns and adjectives: number
  • 5.4. Nouns and adjectives: case
  • 5.5. Adjectives
  • 5.6. The article
  • 5.7. Word order
  • Lesson 6.
  • 6.1. Nouns: declensional classes
  • 6.2. Adjectives: declensional classes
  • 6.3. Declension: general remarks
  • 6.4. Nouns: masculine o-stems
  • 6.5. Variants of the o-stem declension
  • 6.6. Nouns: neuter o-stems
  • 6.7. Exercise
  • 6.8. Long vowels, words of more than one syllable and further subtleties
  • Lesson 7.
  • 7.1. The basic pattern of the masculine article
  • 7.2. Variants in the basic pattern of the masculine article
  • 7.3. The neuter article
  • 7.4. The o-stem adjectives
  • 7.5. Exercise
  • Lesson 8.
  • 8.1. The Old Irish verb
  • 8.2. Conjugation: general remarks
  • 8.3. The verbal inflection
  • 8.4. Verbs of the W1-class (a-verbs)
  • 8.5. Exercise
  • Lesson 9.
  • 9.1. Varia
  • 9.2. Exercise
  • Lesson 10.
  • 10.1. Nouns: feminine a-stems
  • 10.2. Variants of the a-stem declension
  • 10.3. ben 'woman'
  • Lesson 11.
  • 11.1. The basic feminine article
  • 11.2. Variants of the feminine article
  • 11.3. The article after prepositions
  • 11.4. The a-stem adjectives
  • 11.5. Exercise
  • Lesson 12.
  • 12.1. Verbs of the W2a and W2b-class (i-verbs)
  • 12.2. Exercise
  • 12.3. The prehistory of the W1 and W2 ending sets
  • 12.4. Possessive pronouns
  • Lesson 13.
  • 13.1. A poem
  • 13.2. Varia
  • 13.3. Exercise
  • 13.4. Test
  • Lesson 14.
  • 14.1. Nouns: masculine io-stems
  • 14.2. Nouns: neuter io-stems
  • 14.3. Adjectives: io-stems
  • 14.4. Exercise
  • Lesson 15.
  • 15.1. Verbs: general remarks on compound verbs
  • 15.2. Verbs: deuterotonic and prototonic verbal forms
  • 15.3. Exercise
  • 15.4. Adverbial compounds
  • Lesson 16.
  • 16.1. Varia
  • 16.2. Exercise
  • Lesson 17.
  • 17.1. Nouns: feminine ia-stems
  • 17.2. Adjectives: ia-stems
  • 17.3. Nouns: feminine i-stems
  • 17.4. Exercise
  • Lesson 18.
  • 18.1. The conjugated prepositions: general remarks
  • 18.2. The conjugated prepositions 1
  • 18.3. Verbs of the S1-class
  • 18.4. Compound S1 verbs
  • 18.5. Exercise
  • Lesson 19.
  • 19.1. From a poem
  • 19.2. Varia
  • 19.3. Exercise
  • 19.4. From the Tain Bo Cuailnge
  • Lesson 20.
  • 20.1. Nouns: masculine and feminine i-stems
  • 20.2. Nouns: neuter i-stems
  • 20.3. The i-stem adjectives
  • 20.4. Exercise
  • Lesson 21.
  • 21.1. The conjugated prepositions 2
  • 21.2. Secondary or nominal prepositions
  • 21.3. Demonstrative particles
  • 21.4. Verbs of the S2-class
  • 21.5. Verbs of the S3-class
  • 21.6. The prehistory of the S1, S2 and S3 ending sets
  • 21.7. Exercise
  • Lesson 22.
  • 22.1. From the Old Irish Triads
  • 22.2. From the Old Irish glosses
  • 22.3. Varia
  • 22.4. Exercise
  • 22.5. Test
  • 22.6. Test
  • 22.7. From a poem
  • Lesson 23.
  • 23.1. Nouns: masculine u-stems
  • 23.2. Nouns: neuter u-stems
  • 23.3. Adjectives: u-stems
  • 23.4. Determining the stem class of adjectives
  • 23.5. Exercise
  • Lesson 24.
  • 24.1. The cardinal numbers 1-19
  • 24.2. The ordinal numbers 1-19
  • 24.3. The copula
  • Lesson 25.
  • 25.1. Infixed pronouns class A
  • 25.2. Exercise
  • 25.3. Conjugated prepositions 3
  • 25.4. Emphasizing particles
  • Lesson 26.
  • 26.1. Test
  • 26.2. Varia
  • 26.3. Exercise
  • 26.4. From the Old Irish Triads
  • Lesson 27.
  • 27.1. Hiatus verbs
  • 27.2. Verbs of the H1-class
  • 27.3. Verbs of the H2-class
  • 27.4. Verbs of the H3-class
  • 27.5. Exercise
  • 27.6. The prehistory of the hiatus verbs
  • 27.7. The complete dependent forms at a glance
  • Lesson 28.
  • 28.1. The substantive verb
  • 28.2. The verbal noun
  • 28.3. Infixed pronouns class B
  • 28.4. Exercise
  • 28.5. The conjugated prepositions 4
  • Lesson 29.
  • 29.1. Test
  • 29.2. Varia
  • 29.3. Exercise
  • Lesson 30.
  • 30.1. Nouns: the consonant stems
  • 30.2. Guttural stems: consonantal declension in g
  • 30.3. Guttural stems: consonantal declension in k
  • 30.4. Exercise
  • 30.5. The conjugated prepositions 5
  • Lesson 31.
  • 31.1. Deponent verbs
  • 31.2. W2 deponent verbs
  • 31.3. W1 deponent verbs
  • 31.4. S2 deponent verbs
  • 31.5. S3 deponent verbs
  • 31.6. Exercise
  • 31.7. The 3rd person passive forms
  • 31.8. The 1st and 2nd person passive forms
  • 31.9. Exercise
  • Lesson 32.
  • 32.1. Varia
  • 32.2. Exercise
  • Lesson 33.
  • 33.1. Dental stems: consonantal declension in t
  • 33.2. Dental stems: consonantal declension in nt
  • 33.3. Exercise
  • 33.4. The cardinal numbers 20-1000
  • 33.5. The ordinal numbers 20-1000
  • Lesson 34.
  • 34.1. Relative clauses
  • 34.2. Absolute relative verbal endings
  • 34.3. Leniting relative clauses
  • 34.4. Negative leniting relative clauses
  • 34.5. Special relative forms
  • 34.6. The prehistory of the relative endings
  • 34.7. Independent personal pronouns
  • Lesson 35.
  • 35.1. Varia
  • 35.2. Exercise
  • 35.3. A poem: The dead princes in the mill
  • 35.4. A poem: A kiss
  • Lesson 36.
  • 36.1. Nouns: consonantal declension in r
  • 36.2. Nouns: consonantal declension in s
  • 36.3. Exercise
  • Lesson 37.
  • 37.1. The habitual present of the substantive verb
  • 37.2. Relative forms of the substantive verb and the copula
  • 37.3. The imperative
  • 37.4. The deponent and passive imperative forms
  • 37.5. Exercise
  • Lesson 38.
  • 38.1. Infixed pronouns in imperatives
  • 38.2. Infixed pronouns class C
  • 38.3. Infixed pronouns after negative na, nad
  • 38.4. Exercise
  • 38.5. The deictic particle i
  • 38.6. Indefinite pronouns
  • 38.7. The anaphoric pronoun suide
  • 38.8. Interrogative pronouns
  • Lesson 39.
  • 39.1. Varia
  • 39.2. Exercise
  • 39.3. Test
  • 39.4. Test
  • Lesson 40.
  • 40.1. Nasal stems: neuter n-stems
  • 40.2. Exercise
  • 40.3. Comparison of adjectives
  • 40.4. Comparison: the equative
  • Lesson 41.
  • 41.1. The preterite
  • 41.2. The s-preterite
  • 41.3. Special formations of the s-preterite
  • 41.4. The t-preterite
  • 41.5. The prehistory of the s- and t-preterites
  • 41.6. Exercise
  • Lesson 42.
  • 42.1. An indecent poem
  • 42.2. Varia
  • 42.3. Exercise
  • Lesson 43.
  • 43.1. Nasal stems: masculine and feminine n-stems
  • 43.2. Exercise
  • 43.3. Comparison: the superlative
  • Lesson 44.
  • 44.1. The suffixless preterite
  • 44.2. The reduplicated preterite
  • 44.3. Reduplication with vowels other than e
  • 44.4. Long vowel preterites
  • 44.5. The a-preterite
  • 44.6. The preterite of the copula and the substantive verb
  • 44.7. Irregular preterite formations
  • 44.8. Exercise
  • 44.9. The prehistory of the suffixless preterite
  • Lesson 45.
  • 45.1. From Uraicecht na Riar
  • 45.2. From the Old Irish Triads
  • 45.3. Test
  • 45.4. Test
  • 45.5. Varia
  • 45.6. Exercise
  • Lesson 46.
  • 46.1. Irregular nouns
  • 46.2. Indeclinable words
  • 46.3. Consonantal stem adjectives
  • 46.4. Comparison: the comparative
  • 46.5. Special formations of the comparative
  • 46.6. Exercise
  • 46.7. Additional degrees of comparison
  • Lesson 47.
  • 47.1. Personal numerals and other numeral substantives
  • 47.2. Possession in Irish
  • 47.3. The preterite passive stem
  • 47.4. The preterite passive inflection
  • 47.5. The past passive participle (P.P.P.)
  • 47.6. Exercise
  • Lesson 48.
  • 48.1. Exercise
  • 48.2. Exercise
  • 48.3. Varia
  • 48.4. Exercise
  • Lesson 49.
  • 49.1. The imperfect
  • 49.2. Exercise
  • 49.3. Nasalizing relative clauses
  • 49.4. The marking of nasalization in nasalizing relative clauses
  • 49.5. The figura etymologica
  • 49.6. Conjunctions and dependent clauses
  • Lesson 50.
  • 50.1. The augment (the particle ro, etc.)
  • 50.2. The choice of the correct augment
  • 50.3. The position of the augment
  • Lesson 51.
  • 51.1. From the Tain Bo Cuailnge
  • 51.2. Varia
  • 51.3. Exercise
  • 51.4. Test
  • Lesson 52.
  • 52.1. Prepositional relative constructions
  • 52.2. Word order
  • Lesson 53.
  • 53.1. The subjunctive
  • 53.2. The a-subjunctive
  • 53.3. The e-subjunctive
  • 53.4. The s-subjunctive
  • 53.5. Exercise
  • 53.6. The past subjunctive
  • 53.7. Exercise
  • 53.8. The subjunctive of the copula
  • 53.9. The prehistory of the subjunctive
  • Lesson 54.
  • 54.1. A poem
  • 54.2. Varia
  • 54.3. Exercise
  • 54.4. Test
  • Lesson 55.
  • 55.1. The future tense
  • 55.2. The f-future
  • 55.3. The s-future
  • 55.4. The i-future
  • 55.5. The a-future
  • 55.6. Suppletive futures
  • 55.7. Exercise
  • 55.8. The prehistory of the future formations
  • Lesson 56.
  • 56.1. The conditional
  • 56.2. Exercise
  • 56.3. The future of the substantive verb and the copula
  • 56.4. Suffixed pronouns
  • 56.5. A 'consecutio temporum' in Old Irish
  • Lesson 57.
  • 57.1. A legal episode
  • 57.2. Varia
  • 57.3. Exercise
  • 57.4. Test
  • 57.5. Test
  • Lesson 58.
  • 58.1. Old Irish metrics
  • 58.2. The features of classical Irish poetry
  • 58.3. An exemplary poem
  • Appendixes
  • A. Abbreviations
  • B. Selected bibliography
  • C. Further reading
  • D. Solutions
  • E. Wordlist
  • F. Tables
  • Index