Comparative stylistics of Welsh and English : arddulleg y gymraeg / Kevin J. Rottet and Steve Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rottet, Kevin J. (Kevin James), author.

Morris, Steve, 1958 August 8- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Welsh language.

Welsh language--Translations into English.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 528 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, [2018]

Summary:

This volume invites readers to explore the stylistic resources of Welsh by comparing twentieth and twenty-first century prose in Welsh and in English translation (as well as the reverse direction). This technique brings out numerous linguistic and stylistic devices that reflect the characteristic idiom and expressive spirit of idiomatic Welsh writing.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Rhagair / Preface

Acknowledgements

1: Comparative Stylistics and Translation Techniques

2: Nouns and Pronouns

3: Prepositions

4: Welsh possessive constructions

5: Issues in the Verb Phrase: Tense/Mood/Aspect and Modality

6: Phrasal Verbs

7: Cael and Get

8: Adjectives and Adverbs

9: Lexical Issues: Word formation and collocations

10: Welsh Verbless Clauses and Verb-noun Clauses

11: Information structure: Topic and focus

Bibliography

Index of Terms

Index of Words and Expressions

Back Cover.

Notes:

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ISBN:

1-78683-256-9

OCLC:

1048896095