Practical Manx

By: Jennifer Kewley Draskau

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Paperback | 1 June 2008

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Manx, a Goidelic language spoken on the Isle of Man, is undergoing a Gaelic revival. The number of Manx speakers has increased tenfold in the last twenty years, and this linguistic descendant of old Irish now lays claim to its own drama groups, second language seminars, and even its own primary school. The government-sponsored Manx Heritage Foundation and the Manx Gaelic Advisory Council regulate and standardize the official use of Manx and have together commissioned this definitive guide to the language. Practical Manx covers the grammar, spelling, and pronunciation of Manx Gaelic, rendering it accessible to readers of all levels of competence, while an accompanying website provides an opportunity to observe intonation patterns and other features of this remarkable language.

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On behalf of the North American Manx Association may I congratulate Jennifer on this highly informative Manx book. I am sure it will prove to be an excellent reference guide and must-have for all interested Manx language parties. This beautifully written new grammar of the Manx language is of considerable benefit to all interested in our national history. This important book is certain to be appreciated and used by teachers and students. Those of us who may be fluent and literate in related Celtic languages, such as Scottish Gaelic and Irish, but who may find Manx orthography a somewhat daunting and "inconsistent" mask, will soon regard this book as an indispensable vade mecum. Manx has ben compared to the Cinderalla of the Celtic languages: It is much rather a Sleeping Beauty, kissed awake, with a long and happy life before her... A full and complete grammatical description of Manx.

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Preface and acknowledgements
Abbreviations
Initial sound change
Lenition
Nasalisation
prefixed h-, n-, g-
Nouns
Pronouns
Prepositions
The article
Adjectives and adverbs
Conjunctions
Numerals
Verbs
Phrasal verbs
The verb in use
Word order and sentence structure
word building
Dates and seasons
Emphasis
Spelling and pronunciation
Gist English translations of recorded Manx conversations
Glossary
Select bibliography
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