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Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks (with Audio CD)

Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks (with Audio CD)


ISBN: 9781841586441
Category: Learn Gaelic, Gaelic
Author: Roibeard O Maolalaigh and Iain Macaonghuis
Publication Date: May 2010
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: not yet published   

Synopsis:

Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary (with a guide to pronunciation, in International Phonetics notation), and an item of conversation.


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Brigh an Orain

Brigh an Orain


ISBN: 9780773520639
Category: Gaelic
Author: Lauchie Maclellan
Publication Date: March 2001
Format: HB
Price: £14.99
Stock Status: in stock  
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Synopsis:

The first major study of its kind to be undertaken for a Scottish Gaelic singer. Forty-eight songs and nine folktales by Lauchie MacLellan are included in the collection, transcribed from field recordings and presented as the singer performed them, complete with English translation.


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Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks

Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks


ISBN: 9781841586434
Category: Learn Gaelic, Gaelic
Author: Roibeard O Maolalaigh and Iain Macaonghuis
Publication Date: September 2008
Format: PB
Price: £9.99
Stock Status: in stock  
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Synopsis:

Scottish Gaelic in Twelve Weeks has been written both as a self-tuition course for beginners and also for use within the classroom. Each lesson in the book contains some essential points of grammar explained and illustrated, exercises, a list of new vocabulary (with a guide to pronunciation, in International Phonetics notation), and an item of conversation.


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The Essential English-Gaelic Dictionary

The Essential English-Gaelic Dictionary


ISBN: 9781841581064
Category: Reference, Gaelic
Author: Angus Watson
Publication Date: January 2001
Format: HB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: in stock  
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Synopsis:
This new dictionary is intended for learners of Gaelic, from beginners to university and college students.
    
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Everyday Gaelic

Everyday Gaelic


ISBN: 9781841583402
Category: Learn Gaelic, Gaelic
Author: Morag MacNeill
Publication Date: March 2006
Format: PB
Price: £7.99
Stock Status: in stock  
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Synopsis:

An accessible and useful book which will be of benefit to all levels and ages of Gaelic learners. 
    

    
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The Gaelic Otherworld

The Gaelic Otherworld


ISBN: 9781841587332
Category: Gaelic Poetry, Gaelic, Folklore, Cultural Studies
Author: John Gregorson Campbell
Publication Date: May 2008
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
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Synopsis:

A fantastic volume embracing the supernatural in Gaelic superstition from the mid-nineteenth century.


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Caran An-t-Saoghail / The Wiles of the World

Caran An-t-Saoghail / The Wiles of the World


ISBN: 9781874744672
Category: Gaelic Poetry, Gaelic
Author: (Editor) Donald Meek
Publication Date: March 2003
Format: PB
Price: £16.99
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Synopsis:

The first general anthology of Gaelic verse and song of the nineteenth century to be published since 1879. Including translations, together with notes on sources and themes and an extended introduction.


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Duthchas nan Gaidheal

Duthchas nan Gaidheal


ISBN: 9781841583167
Category: Gaelic
Author: John MacInnes
Publication Date: June 2006
Format: HB
Price: £30.00
Stock Status: in stock  
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Synopsis:

THE NLS SALTIRE RESEARCH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2006

This collection of seminal articles by the foremost living authority on the oral tradition of the Scottish Highlands covers many aspects of life, history and literature, from clan sagas to Clearances, from the supernatural to Sorley MacLean.                


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Gaelic is Fun-tastic!

Gaelic is Fun-tastic!


ISBN: 9781841583303
Category: Learn Gaelic, Gaelic
Author: Colm O Baoill
Publication Date: April 2007
Format: PB
Price: £3.99
Stock Status: in stock  
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Synopsis:
Gaelic is Funtastic is the follow-up to the fabulous book Gaelic is Fun, the perfect introduction for a beginner who has previously been deterred by the language’s difficult reputation.
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Everyday Gaelic with CD

Everyday Gaelic with CD


ISBN: 9781841583709
Category: Learn Gaelic, Gaelic
Author: Morag MacNeill
Publication Date: May 2006
Format: PB
Price: £12.99
Stock Status: in stock  
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Synopsis:

This is a new and updated edition of the bestselling title, now with an Audio CD to improve pronounciation and comprehension.     


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Duanaire Na Sracaire (Songbook of the Pillagers)

Duanaire Na Sracaire (Songbook of the Pillagers)


ISBN: 9781841581811
Category: Gaelic Poetry, Gaelic
Author: (Editors) Meg Bateman and Wilson McLeod
Publication Date: July 2007
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
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Synopsis:

This anthology spans almost a thousand years of Gaelic verse, bringing together for the first time the poetry from the millennium c.600–1600 AD, when Scotland shared its rich culture with Ireland.


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A Gaelic Word Book

A Gaelic Word Book


ISBN: 9781841586793
Category: Reference, Learn Gaelic, Gaelic
Author: Alison Diack
Publication Date: September 2010
Format: PB
Price: £3.99
Stock Status: not yet published   

Synopsis:
This is a new series of pocket books designed to introduce some of the wealth of the spoken and written word in Scotland to those who may not be familiar with them.

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Warriors of the Word

Warriors of the Word


ISBN: 9781841588261
Category: Gaelic, History
Author: Michael Newton
Publication Date: May 2009
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
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Synopsis:
Offers an overview of Scottish Highland culture and history, exploring such topics as folklore, literature, social organization, ethnic identity, and the role of language. This work is suitable for those interested in the Gaelic world.
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Songs of Gaelic Scotland

Songs of Gaelic Scotland


ISBN: 9781841588797
Category: Gaelic
Author: Anne Lorne Gillies
Publication Date: June 2010
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
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Synopsis:

The Hebrides and Gaelic Highlands are one of the world’s great treasure-houses of song. In this new anthology, world-renowned singer Anne Lorne Gillies has gathered together 175 of her favourite Gaelic songs to paint a vivid picture of life among the Gaelic-speaking peoples, filling many of the gaps left by official histories and documents.


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Duthchas Nan Gaidheal

Duthchas Nan Gaidheal


ISBN: 9781841588872
Category: Gaelic
Author: John MacInnes
Publication Date: July 2010
Format: PB
Price: £20.00
Stock Status: in stock  
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Synopsis:

THE NLS SALTIRE RESEARCH BOOK OF THE YEAR 2006

This collection of seminal articles by the foremost living authority on the oral tradition of the Scottish Highlands covers many aspects of life, history and literature, from clan sagas to Clearances, from the supernatural to Sorley MacLean.

 


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