Sengoidelc: Old Irish for BeginnersSyracuse University Press, 12.06.2006 - 408 Seiten David Stifter’s Sengoídelc (SHAN-goy-thelg) provides a comprehensive introduction to Old Irish grammar and metrics. As an introductory text to the Irish language spoken around the eighth century C.E., this essential volume, covering all aspects of the grammar in a clear and intuitive format, is ideally suited for use as a course book or as a guide for the independent learner. This handbook also will be an essential reference work for students of Indo-European philology and historical linguistics. Stifter leads the novice through the idiosyncrasies of the language, such as initial mutations and the double inflection of verbs. Filled with translation exercises based on selections from Old Irish texts, the book provides a practical introduction to the language and its rich history. Sengoídelc opens the door to the fascinating world of Old Irish literature, famous not only for the Táin Bó Cúailnge (The Cattle Raid of Cúailnge) and its lyrical nature poetry but also as a major source for the political and legal history of Ireland. Stifter’s step-by-step approach and engaging style make his book an ideal tool for both the self taught individual and the classroom environment. It will be of interest to beginning students of Old and Middle Irish, to scholars of Irish history, Celtic culture, and comparative linguistics, and to readers of Irish literature. |
Inhalt
Lesson | 1 |
Lesson | 9 |
Lesson | 15 |
Lesson | 21 |
3 3 Pronunciation rules 19 3 4 Sample texts with phonological analysis | 25 |
Lesson 5 | 32 |
Lesson | 38 |
number 35 5 4 Nouns and adjectives case 36 5 5 Adjectives 39 5 6 The article | 39 |
other than e 215 44 4 Long vowel preterites 215 44 5 The apreterite 217 44 6 The preterite of | 220 |
Lesson 47 | 231 |
preterite passive stem 235 47 4 The preterite passive inflection 237 47 5 The past passive participle | 238 |
nasalization in nasalizing relative clauses 245 49 5 The figura etymologica 246 49 6 Conjunctions | 247 |
position of the augment | 254 |
Lesson 52 | 261 |
Lesson 53 | 265 |
53 5 Exercise 274 53 6 The past subjunctive 274 53 7 Exercise 276 53 8 The sub | 277 |
Lesson | 43 |
and further subtleties | 47 |
7 3 The neuter article 51 7 4 The ostem adjectives 53 7 5 Exercise | 53 |
Lesson 8 | 87 |
Lesson 29 | 143 |
prepositions 5 | 150 |
passive forms 154 31 8 The 1st and 2nd person passive forms 156 31 9 Exercise | 157 |
54 | 279 |
future formations | 290 |
56 4 Suffixed pronouns 295 56 5 A consecutio temporum in Old Irish | 296 |
poem | 307 |
387 | |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
1st pl 1st sg 2nd pl 2nd sg 3rd pl 3rd sg absolute accusative acht adjectives anlaut at-tá attested augmented basically caraid CCCG compound verbs conjugated prepositions conjunct copula Cú Chulainn dá¹ dán declension dependent deponent verbs deuterotonic diphthongs donaib ending transcription English example feminine genitive German Illustration infixed pronouns inflection inna Insular Celtic Irish orthography Irish Proto-Celtic kros x'p'is't language lenited Lesson macc maith masculine means mór neuter nom.sg nominative non-palatalized o-stem ogus Old Irish Old Irish Prim palatalized palatalized consonant particle person plural possessive pronouns prep present stem pret preterite preverb Proto-Celtic reduplicated relative clause root final consonant root vowel s-preterite s-subjunctive s)he sentence simple verbs singular stem final consonant stressed subjunctive substantive verb suffix syllable syncope thou túath unlenited unstressed variant verbal forms W1 verbs