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be considered is that, when speaking gene-
rally about James' house, I can say either
iigh Sheumais, or an tigh aig Sctimas.
But when making the distinct statement
that James possesses a house, I can only say
tha tigh aig Sewnas. I call attention to
this fact, because I wish here to anticipate
a form of criticism which these chapters are
not unlikely to provoke. It may fairly be
asked whether the tendency indicated by
the idiomatic usages here collected may
not be a tendency the very reverse of what
has been suggested — that is, a tendency
from an original synthetic to a more modern
analytic form of speech ? Well, even if it
were so, my critic must not forget that
which is clearly implied in his hypothesis ;
for he must remember that the latter is
only a repetition, on a different principle, of
the former, after the loss of the old inflec-
tions. And he must especially remember
what has just been shown in regard to the
absence of any other way than the analytic
of making, in Gaelic, a distinct statement
as to the holding of property.
rally about James' house, I can say either
iigh Sheumais, or an tigh aig Sctimas.
But when making the distinct statement
that James possesses a house, I can only say
tha tigh aig Sewnas. I call attention to
this fact, because I wish here to anticipate
a form of criticism which these chapters are
not unlikely to provoke. It may fairly be
asked whether the tendency indicated by
the idiomatic usages here collected may
not be a tendency the very reverse of what
has been suggested — that is, a tendency
from an original synthetic to a more modern
analytic form of speech ? Well, even if it
were so, my critic must not forget that
which is clearly implied in his hypothesis ;
for he must remember that the latter is
only a repetition, on a different principle, of
the former, after the loss of the old inflec-
tions. And he must especially remember
what has just been shown in regard to the
absence of any other way than the analytic
of making, in Gaelic, a distinct statement
as to the holding of property.
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Description | Celtic footprints in philology ethics and religion. |
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Shelfmark | Blair.1 |
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Description | A selection of books from a collection of more than 500 titles, mostly on religious and literary topics. Also includes some material dealing with other Celtic languages and societies. Collection created towards the end of the 19th century by Lady Evelyn Stewart Murray. |
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Description | Selected items from five 'Special and Named Printed Collections'. Includes books in Gaelic and other Celtic languages, works about the Gaels, their languages, literature, culture and history. |
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