Beschreibung:
This 1904 book, by an enthusiastic promoter of Cornwall's Celtic language and heritage, was influential in the twentieth-century Cornish revival.
Preface; Part I. The History of the Cornish Language and Literature: 1. The story of the Cornish language; 2. The literature and other remains of Cornish; Part II. The Grammar of the Cornish Language: Introductory note; 1. Spelling and pronunciation; 2. The initial mutations; 3. The articles; 4. The noun; 5. The adjective; 6. The numerals; 7. The pronouns; 8. The verb in general; 9. The auxiliary verbs; 10. Paradigm of a regular verb; 11. The irregular verb; 12. Prepositions, conjunctions, and adverbs; 13. Swear-words and expletives; 14. The construction of sentences, idioms, etc.; 15. Prosody; 16. On the interpretation of Cornish names; Appendix: days, months, and seasons in Cornish; Some modern books and articles on Cornish.