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The Welsh Language: A History
Janet Davies
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The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the 'senior language of the men of Britain'. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest neighbour of English, enjoys such vibrancy, bearing in mind that English has obliterated languages thousands of miles from the coasts of England. This book offers a broad historical survey of ... Read more
The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the 'senior language of the men of Britain'. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest neighbour of English, enjoys such vibrancy, bearing in mind that English has obliterated languages thousands of miles from the coasts of England. This book offers a broad historical survey of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
UNIVERSITY OF WALES PRESS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Weight
252g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Wales, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783160198
SKU
V9781783160198
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Ref
99-12
About Janet Davies
Janet Davies is co-editor of Mercator Media Guide: v.1.
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