Index:A handbook of the Cornish language; Chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature.djvu

Title	A handbook of the Cornish language : chiefly in its latest stages with some account of its history and literature
Author	Henry Jenner
Year	1904
Publisher	Nutt
Location	London
Source	djvu
Progress	To be proofread
Transclusion	Index not transcluded or unreviewed

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. PAGE

2. Preface ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   ix

3. PART I

4. THE HISTORY OF THE CORNISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE

5. CHAP.

6. I.

   The Story of the Cornish Language ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   3

7. II.

   The Literature and other Remains of Cornish ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   24

8. PART II

9. THE GRAMMAR OF THE CORNISH LANGUAGE

10. Introductory Note ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    49

11. I.

    Spelling and Pronunciation ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    54

12. II.

    The Intial Mutations ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    68

13. III.

    The Article ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    73

14. IV.

    The Noun ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    75

15. V.

    The Adjective ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    91

16. VI.

    The Numerals ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    94

17. VII.

    The Pronouns ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    98

18. VIII.

    The Verb in General ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    115

19. X.

    The Auxiliary Verbs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    123

20. X.

    Paradigm of a Regular Verb ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    135

21. XI.

    The Irregular Verbs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    142

22. XII.

    Prepositions, Conjunctions, and Adverbs ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    149

23. XIII.

    Swear-Words and Ecpletives ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    154

24. XIV.

    The Construction of Sentences, Idioms, Etc. ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    158

25. § 1. General, 158. 2. Negative and Interrogative Sentences, 160. 3. Dependent Sentences and Subordinate Clauses, 162. 4. The Infinitive or Verbal Noun, 168. 5. Some Idioms and Expressions, 168. 6. Rules for Initial Mutations, 175.

26. XV.

    Prosody ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    178

27. XVI.

    On the Interpretation of Cornish Names ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    192

28. APPENDIX.

29. Days, Months, and Seasons in Cornish ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    203

30. Some Modern Books and Articles on Cornish ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    205