Description
| Product ID: | 9781783160198 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Title: | The Welsh Language |
| Subtitle: | A History |
| Authors: | Author: Janet Davies |
| Page Count: | 192 |
| Subjects: | Language: history and general works, Language: history & general works, Welsh |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating The most up-to-date history and assessment of one of Europe''s oldest living languages. A comprehensive introduction to the origins and development of the Welsh language from the 9th to the 20th century, in a useful pocket-volume and an easy-to-read format. New edition. 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 non-state languages. |
| Imprint Name: | University of Wales Press |
| Publisher Name: | University of Wales Press |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2014-03-15 |
