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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1. Verfasser: Broderick, George (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: January 2017
In: Journal of Celtic linguistics
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 18, Heft: 1, Pages: 117-125
DOI:10.16922/jcl.18.6
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Verfasserangaben:George Broderick
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Zusammenfassung: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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DOI:10.16922/jcl.18.6