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Author(s): Eamonn O'Donaill Publisher: McGraw Date     : 2005 Pages    : 272 Format   : PDF OCR      : N Quality  : Language : English ISBN-10  : 0071463690 ISBN-13  : Comments can be added at the bottom of the page.

Description: Click to see full description Teach Yourself Irish Grammar (Teach Yourself) By Eamonn O'Donaill * Publisher: McGraw-Hill * Number Of Pages: 272 * Publication Date: 2005-10-26 * ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071463690 * ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071463690 * Binding: Paperback Product Description: The Irish language is now within your reach with this new addition to the Teach Yourself Grammar series Written by a leading Irish language expert, this course begins with the basics and gradually brings you to a level of confident communication. Enjoyable and user-friendly, Teach Yourself Irish Grammar unlocks the mysteries of Irish grammar, the building blocks of a difficult language, in simple, easy-to-follow lessons, and guides you each step of the way with clear page designs and even clearer explanations. Summary: How does this compare with other Irish grammars? Rating: 4 Not to be confused with the "Teach Yourself Irish" tape/CD w/book that focuses somewhat on a Munster-based Irish and is itself a revision of the old 1961 O Se & Shields text full of sentences about sheep, TYIG is a 2005 fresh text and a new addition to the TY series by Eamonn O Donaill, a noted teacher of Ulster Irish who earlier made the "Now You're Talking" learner's materials, now out of print. O Donaill also worked on the recent Turas Teanga RTE CD-DVD-book series, so he's up-to-date on how to teach Ireland to a largely more urban, possibly international, audience. This book combines the sort of paradigm-centered discussion you can find in Nollaig Mac Congail's "Irish Grammar Book" (from Clo Iar-Chonnachta, and this book in turn's not the same as "Irish Grammar" the more basic handbook by Noel McGonagle-- this does get confusing) with exercises after each of its 22 chapters. Appendices and supplements cover naming conventions, list declensions, give a glossary of grammatical terms, and suggest learner's resources. This book is more useful for classroom and self-tutored work than Mac Congail's reference, if less technically organized than Donna Wong's more expensive and more academically intended "Learner's Guide to Irish," although I recommend those two books for any self-motivated learner who's committed to getting serious, past the "where's the pub?" and "see you later, then" types of exchanges. O Donaill's book with its mass market distribution in chain bookstores and on Amazon will be the easiest of the three to purchase for most learners, and serves as a necessary basis for the (also recommended and reviewed by me on Amazon as is Turas Teanga) LGI and Mac Congail books. O Donaill's text is arranged with boxed charts, boldfaced lettering to emphasize changes in patterns, and has attractive fonts (as with Mac Congail and Wong I might add-- all three remember how crucial for self-study becomes the visual element of organizing material for comprehension outside of a classroom with a patient teacher at the board). TYIG may borrow a helpful feature found (if in more detail typically) in LGI: it refers to and shows how to consult the standard Niall O Donaill & Tomas de Bhaldraithe 1977 dictionary Focloir Gaeilge- Bearla. Eamonn O Donaill begins each TYIG term by defining it straightforwardly. Explanations are briefer than Wong if about the same or a bit shorter than Mac Congail's. This middle ground will for most learners needing grammatical drills plus a quick reference suffice unless the in-depth discussions of Wong's LGI are needed-- as they may well be-- to explain Gaelic intricacies and nuances. Grammar for most of us is not inherently thrilling. I think learners with a knack for math, language learning, and structural patterns tend to favor grammar more than those of us (like me) who struggle with forms but pick up vocabulary more naturally. The order is: spelling, accents, and stress; articles & nouns; genitive case; adjectives; prepositions; pronouns; lots of verbs; cardinal and ordinal numbers and personal numbering; adverbs; relative clauses; indirect speech. Each lesson has a helpful preview with key themes, and answer keys are at the back of the book. All Irish words and phrases are translated into English. However, this would not be the place for a beginner to start; I'd recommend an encouraging guide like Gabriel Rosenstock's "Beginner's Irish" or the dryer, but concise and handy Mairead Ni Ghrada's "Progress in Irish."   Links:  Download instruction  Sorry! There are no links for this book. This book is Wanted or Expired. Title Link Password Size (MB)   Related books:          Comments

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