Descriptive grammar of Welsh 15-GOJWAL-CE-11
This course aims to provide an overview of the grammar of the Welsh language from the synchronic perspective. The course begins with the discussion of selected aspects of the phonetics and phonology of Welsh, such as Welsh consonants, vowels and diphthongs, Welsh syllable structure, main stress patterns, assimilations, vowel affection, etc. North and South Walian dialects are compared and contrasted. The course continues with the discussion of the morpho-phonological processes of initial consonant mutations in Welsh. Finally, the course provides an overview on the selected aspects of the morphology of the contemporary Welsh language, such as the morphology of verbs, nouns, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and conjugated prepositions. Regular attendance is necessary. Students are assessed on the basis of regular quizzes and tests, homework assignments and class participation. Course materials are available on the moodle e-learning platform. Additional course materials are provided by the teacher. The course ends in a written exam.
Module learning aims
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Methods of teaching for learning outcomes achievement
Course module conducted remotely (e-learning)
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Cycle of studies
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Year of studies (where relevant)
Pre-requisites in terms of knowledge, skills and social competences
Learning outcomes
After successfully completing the course, the student:
1. Uses basic linguistic terminology.
2. Has and develops skills in using grammar structures.
3. Can explain, describe and summarise key elements of Welsg grammar.
4. Can use grammar structures.
Assessment criteria
Methods of assessment (F - formative, S- summative):
F - In-class discussion, analysis and description of language forms.
S - Written exam; written tasks recquiring the use of slected grammar structures.
Bibliography
Ball, Martin & Nicole Müller, Celtic Languages, Routledge
Ball, Martin & Briony Williams, 2001, Welsh Phonetics, The Edwin Mellen Press, Lewiston.
Ball, Martin J., Müller, Nicole. 1992. Mutation in Welsh. London: Routledge
Gruffudd, Heini. 2000. Cymraeg Da. Talybont: Y Lolfa.
Hammond, Mike.2014. Variability in Welsh grammatical gender, talk given at the 1st Conference of Language Diversity in Wales, 18-19 July 2014, Aberystwyth, www.u.arizona.edu/~hammond/gho.pdf
Heinz, Sabine, 2003, Welsh dictionaries in the 20th century, LINCOM, München.
Jones, Ceri. 2013. Dweud Eich Dweud, A Guide to Colloquial and Idiomatic Welsh. Llandysul: Gomer
King, Gareth. 1993. Modern Welsh: A comprehensive Grammar. New York:
Routledge
Matthews, P.H. [1997] 2007. Oxford Concise Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
National Language Unit of Wales. 1978. Cyflwyno’r iaith lenyddol. Y Bontfaen: D. Brown a’i Feibion Cyf.
Roberts, Gareth Ffowc. 2012. Mae Pawb yn Cyfrif. Llandysul: Gomer
Rosiak Karolina. 2013. “From Synthetic to Analytic? The Changing Use of Diminutive Expressions in Welsh.” In: Ahlqvist, Anders; O'Neill, Pamela (eds.) Celts and their Cultures at home and abroad. A Festschrift for Malcolm Broun. Sydney: The Celtic Studies Foundation, the University of Sydney, 289-309.
Rosiak, Karolina. 2009. “The Use of diminutives by speakers of Welsh.” In: Maria Bloch-Trojnar (ed.) Perspectives on Celtic Languages. Lublin: Wydawnictwo KUL, 237-247.
Russell, Paul. 1995. An Introduction to the Celtic Languages. Longman: London and New York.
Thomas, Peter Wyn. 1996. Welsh grammar. Cardiff: University of Wales Press.
Thomason, Sarah G. 2001. Language contact. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press.
Thorne, David. A. 2000. Gafael Mewn Gramadeg. Llandysul: Gomer
Williams, Stephen J. 1980. A Welsh grammar. Cardiff: University of Wales Press
Additional information
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