The Welsh Language Before the Industrial Revolution
Title | The Welsh Language Before the Industrial Revolution PDF eBook |
Author | Geraint H. Jenkins |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 476 |
Release | 1997 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
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The Welsh language is the oldest living European language. This volume surveys the social history of the language in modern times. Its political status is considered, together with the use of Welsh in the courts, and in religion, education and scholarship. The promotion of the status of Welsh is also discussed, to counteract the stigma attached to it by the language clause of 1536.
“The” Welsh Language Before the Industrial Revolution
Title | “The” Welsh Language Before the Industrial Revolution PDF eBook |
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Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2001 |
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The Welsh Language
Title | The Welsh Language PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Davies |
Publisher | University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2014-01-15 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1783160209 |
The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the 'senior language of the men of Britain'. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest neighbour of English, enjoys such vibrancy, bearing in mind that English has obliterated languages thousands of miles from the coasts of England. This book offers a broad historical survey of Welsh-language culture from sixth-century heroic poetry to television and pop culture in the early twenty-first century. The public status of the language is considered and the role of Welsh is compared with the roles of other of the non-state languages of Europe. This new edition of The Welsh Language offers a full assessment of the implications of the linguistic statistics produced by the 2011 Census. The volume contains maps and plans showing the demographic and geographic spread of Welsh over the ages, charts examining the links between words in Welsh and those in other Indo-European languages, and illustrations of key publications and figures in the history of the language. It concludes with brief guides to the pronunciation, the dialects and the grammar of Welsh.
Early Modern Wales, c. 1525–1640
Title | Early Modern Wales, c. 1525–1640 PDF eBook |
Author | J. Gwynfor Jones |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | 285 |
Release | 1994-02-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1349232548 |
This work is intended to examine the main trends in Wales during the century following the Tudor settlement of Wales. Emphasis is placed on the social structure, the framework of government and administration, and the Reformation Settlement. The Stuart accession and its repercussions are also considered in relation to political, economic and cultural affairs, as well as the attitudes of the Welsh gentry to a new environment on the eve of the Civil War. The work makes ample use of contemporary sources to examine each aspect of the political, governmental and religious life of Wales.
New Perspectives on Welsh Industrial History
Title | New Perspectives on Welsh Industrial History PDF eBook |
Author | Louise Miskell |
Publisher | University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | 286 |
Release | 2019-12-15 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1786835010 |
This volume tells a story of Welsh industrial history different from the one traditionally dominated by the coal and iron communities of Victorian and Edwardian Wales. Extending the chronological scope from the early eighteenth- to the late twentieth-century, and encompassing a wider range of industries, the contributors combine studies of the internal organisation of workplace and production with outward-facing perspectives of Welsh industry in the context of the global economy. The volume offers important new insights into the companies, the employers, the markets and the money behind some of the key sectors of the Welsh economy – from coal to copper, and from steel to manufacturing – and challenges us to reconsider what we think of as constituting ‘industry’ in Wales.
The Welsh Language
Title | The Welsh Language PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Davies |
Publisher | University of Wales Press |
Total Pages | 175 |
Release | 2014-01-15 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1783161299 |
The existence of the Welsh-language can come as a surprise to those who assume that English is the foundation language of Britain. However, J. R. R. Tolkien described Welsh as the ‘senior language of the men of Britain’. Visitors from outside Wales may be intrigued by the existence of Welsh and will want to find out how a language which has, for at least fifteen hundred years, been the closest neighbour of English, enjoys such vibrancy, bearing in mind that English has obliterated languages thousands of miles from the coasts of England.
For Wales, See England
Title | For Wales, See England PDF eBook |
Author | Martyn Ford |
Publisher | Amberley Publishing Limited |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 2016-06-15 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1445658941 |
A history of the Welsh language from the early medieval period to the present day, looking at its central role in Welsh identity with reference to the political relationship between Wales and England.