Borsley R.D. , Tallerman M. , Willis D. The Syntax of Welsh. -
Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 388 p.
Welsh, like the other Celtic languages, is best-known amongst
linguists for its verb-initial word order and its use of initial
consonant mutations. However it has many more characteristics which
are of interest to syntacticians. This is a concise and accessible
overview of the major syntactic phenomena of Welsh. A broad variety
of topics are covered, including finite and infinitival clauses,
noun phrases, agreement and tense, word order, clause structure,
dialect variation, and the language's historical Celtic background.
Drawing on work carried out in both Principles and Parameters
theory and Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar, it takes
contemporary colloquial Welsh as its starting point and draws
contrasts with a range of literary and dialectal forms of the
language, as well as earlier forms (Middle Welsh) were appropriate.
An engaging guide to all that is interesting about Welsh syntax,
this book will be welcomed by syntactic theorists, typologists,
historical linguists and Celticists alike.
Borsley R.D., Tallerman M., Willis D. The Syntax of Welsh
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