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Linguistics

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Created For = EUA

Found in 35 Collections and/or Records:

A draft paper discussing the linguistic differences between Goidelic and Brythonic, Late 19th or early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/3/2/1
Scope and Contents Marked 'Mackinnon A8' and noted thus in previous historical records. This notebook is near empty, with some initial notes on the linguistic differences between Goidelic and Brythonic languages. Breton is referred to in this ntoebook as 'Armoric', and Scots is referred to as 'Scotch'. These may have been the start of a text or lesson plan on the historical and comparative linguistics of Goidelic and Brythonic, but it does not have much to offer, other than maybe some insight into Mackinnon's...
Dates: Late 19th or early 20th century

A short grammar of the Gaelic language, 18th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/4/5/3
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A grammar of the Gaelic language, as it was understood in the 18th century. Interestingly, the English word 'Gaelic' is written as Galic. Author and date unknown.

Dates: 18th century

'Antiquity, genius and affinity of the chief surviving Celtic dialects', 19th century

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Identifier: Coll-98/4/5/1
Scope and Contents This appears to be a dissertation or thesis on Celtic historical linguistics. It comprises of seven notebooks, listed below, as well as some loose pages that have become separated from their original notebooks.1. Dissertation proposal2. Dissertation (titled 'The antiquity, genius and affinity of the chief surviving Celtic dialects')3. Notebook titled 'Gaelic jottings and remarks, no. I'. This notebook appears to outline some observations on linguistic...
Dates: 19th century

Article on 'Irish Accentuation and Verse', June 1884

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW370
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Article by Rudolf Thurneysen on 'Irish Accentuation and Verse'. The article is a review of an article of this name by Heinrich Zimmer, which appeared in Celtic Studies vol. 2.

Dates: June 1884

Celtic Class Notes, 1890-1891

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW23
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2 volumes of celtic class notes taken by Rev Charles Robertson. It is likely that the lectures in these notebooks were delivered by Donald Mackinnon. Contents include gaelic translations, gaelic phonetics, proverbs and riddles, old gaelic hymns, literature and philology.

Dates: 1890-1891

Celtic Philology (Notes for a lecture series), 1886-1887

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Identifier: Coll-98/1/1/18
Scope and Contents A bundle of 11 notebooks, containing notes or scripts for lectures on a lecture series, which seems to have taken place between 1886 and 1887. The following notebooks survive:'Origins and position of the Celtic languages in the Indo-European group' (Item B.41a)'Early literature: Adamnan, etc.' (Item B.41b)'Letters and their sounds: Ogham' (Item B.41c)'Vowels and laws of sound change' (Item B.41d)'Grimm's Law' (Item...
Dates: 1886-1887

Class Notes, late 19th-early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW420
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Series of class notes including, notes on the Old Irish verb, a list of books in a class library (probably that of the Celtic Class in Edinburgh University), notes on the derivation of the word fathast, a poem entitled 'Niall Mac Mhuireadhaigh cecinit'. Also notes on Cabar Feidh, notes on days of the week and a gaelic tale, without heading, which begins, Thug Mac Leoid Dhuin Bheagain cuirm mhor chum an d'thuge fios air Leathanaich Phabaidh.

Dates: late 19th-early 20th century

Craighdeanan ?? / A' Chailleach Mhuileach, late 19th-early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW393
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Two articles concerning the origins of place names round the coast of the Western Highlands and Islands.

Dates: late 19th-early 20th century

Dictionary of Gaelic Etymologies, late 19th-early 20th century

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Identifier: Coll-97/CW6
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Dictionary of Gaelic Etymologies bound up from 17 notebooks in January 1889.

Dates: late 19th-early 20th century

'Elements of Gaelic Grammar' by Stewart. Bound printed book, 1812

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Identifier: Coll-98/4/5/7
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This is a copy of the published printed Gaelic grammar 'Elements of Gaelic grammar', written by Alexander Stewart, published in Edinburgh in 1812. The book is interspersed with notes by Donald Mackinnon himself.

Dates: 1812