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ACCENTS.
(1) As the use of accents in this book differs a little from that
found in the Gaelic Bible and Dictionaries, the following ex-
planations seem necessary —
A. The grave accent over this vowel indicates (1) the sound
of the English words /ar, call ; — e.g., bus, clàr ; or (2) a
diphthong (an) not recognized in English (except in the
pronunciation sometimes heard of such words as Goiv,
as if it were Gauio,) nor in any Gaelic Grammar ; —
e.g., cam.
The acute accent over A distinguishes the preposition a, ' out
of,' from «, pronoun, &c.
E. The acute accent over E marks the sound of rein, tale ; —
e.-n,., fein, sgeul.
The grave accent over E marks the sound of maid, save ; — e.g.,
mèud, sèimh.
1. The grave accent alone is used over I, and marks the sound
of tear, mere ; — e.g., tlr, mlr,
O. The acute accent over O marks (1) the sound of bold, mould ;
— e.g., bo, m6r.
(2) As in the case of the diphthongal A, this accent is also
used to mark a somewhat similar combination of and U, in
such words as lOm, dOnn. The vowel in these words is pronounced
in some parts of the Highlands the .same as in bo, bold, in other
parts, with a diphthongal sound, the same as in dmvn. The names
of Iain Lorn and Rob Donn are pronounced in Skye as if written
Lowm and Down.
(3) The grave accent over marks the sound of more, door,
e.g., òg, sròn. According to all the Dictionaries and the Gaelic
Bible, the words bo and mor, so far as acccents indicate pronun-
ciation, are sounded the same as òg and sròn. That is certainly
not the general pronunciation of Inverness-shire and the Hebrides.
U. The grave accent alone is used over U, and marks the sound
of cure, poor, e.g., ciùrr, sùil.
(1) As the use of accents in this book differs a little from that
found in the Gaelic Bible and Dictionaries, the following ex-
planations seem necessary —
A. The grave accent over this vowel indicates (1) the sound
of the English words /ar, call ; — e.g., bus, clàr ; or (2) a
diphthong (an) not recognized in English (except in the
pronunciation sometimes heard of such words as Goiv,
as if it were Gauio,) nor in any Gaelic Grammar ; —
e.g., cam.
The acute accent over A distinguishes the preposition a, ' out
of,' from «, pronoun, &c.
E. The acute accent over E marks the sound of rein, tale ; —
e.-n,., fein, sgeul.
The grave accent over E marks the sound of maid, save ; — e.g.,
mèud, sèimh.
1. The grave accent alone is used over I, and marks the sound
of tear, mere ; — e.g., tlr, mlr,
O. The acute accent over O marks (1) the sound of bold, mould ;
— e.g., bo, m6r.
(2) As in the case of the diphthongal A, this accent is also
used to mark a somewhat similar combination of and U, in
such words as lOm, dOnn. The vowel in these words is pronounced
in some parts of the Highlands the .same as in bo, bold, in other
parts, with a diphthongal sound, the same as in dmvn. The names
of Iain Lorn and Rob Donn are pronounced in Skye as if written
Lowm and Down.
(3) The grave accent over marks the sound of more, door,
e.g., òg, sròn. According to all the Dictionaries and the Gaelic
Bible, the words bo and mor, so far as acccents indicate pronun-
ciation, are sounded the same as òg and sròn. That is certainly
not the general pronunciation of Inverness-shire and the Hebrides.
U. The grave accent alone is used over U, and marks the sound
of cure, poor, e.g., ciùrr, sùil.
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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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