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Author:   Mark Ó Fionnáin
Publisher:   Brill
Imprint:   Brill
Volume:   35
Weight:   0.712kg
ISBN:  

9789004539723

ISBN 10:   9004539727
Pages:   352
Publication Date:   31 May 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgements List of Figures General Introduction 1 Theoretical Background  1.1 Introduction  1.2 Pre-modern Research on Colours and Colour Terminology  1.3 Modern Research on Basic Colour Terms  1.4 Research on Goidelic Basic Colour Terms  1.5 Lexicographical Works on the Goidelic Languages from a Diachronic Perspective  1.6 Concluding Remarks 2 An Analysis of Goidelic Basic Colour Terms on the Basis of Lexicographical and Didactic Material  2.1 Introduction  2.2 The Basic Colour Terms  2.3 Common Celtic Basic Colour Terms  2.4 The Historical Period from Old Irish onwards and the Shift in Colour Terminology  2.5 Unsaturated and Semantically Specialised Colour Terms  2.6 Modern Outside Influences  2.7 Concluding Remarks 3 An Analysis of Sayings and Placenames  3.1 Introduction  3.2 Proverbs and Sayings  3.3 Placenames  3.4 Concluding Remarks 4 Fieldwork  4.1 Introduction  4.2 Fieldwork  4.3 Concluding Remarks 5 Conclusions Appendix 1: Pictures Appendix 2: Questionnaire References Index

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Mark Ó Fionnáin, Ph.D. (2011), the John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, is Associate Professor in the Department of Celtic Studies. He has published various articles on the Gaelic languages and related issues of translation.

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