The Manx verbal noun revisited
This note looks at the thesis proposed by Christopher Lewin that the verbal noun in Manx over time became 'verbalised' or a 'true verb'. My note looks at three aspects of Lewin's thesis: (a) the verbal noun itself, (b) nominal prepositions and (c) the attachment of * - ag -...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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January 2017
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Journal of Celtic linguistics
Year: 2017, Volume: 18, Issue: 1, Pages: 117-125 |
| DOI: | 10.16922/jcl.18.6 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.16922/jcl.18.6
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| Author Notes: | George Broderick |
| Summary: | This note looks at the thesis proposed by Christopher Lewin that the verbal noun in Manx over time became 'verbalised' or a 'true verb'. My note looks at three aspects of Lewin's thesis: (a) the verbal noun itself, (b) nominal prepositions and (c) the attachment of * - ag - - to verbal-nouns with vocalic anlaut; and I suggest that all three are connected in the context of the onset of syncretism in Manx Gaelic and thereby reach a different conclusion. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 21.08.2024 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| DOI: | 10.16922/jcl.18.6 |