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The Pocket Gaelic-English English-Gaelic Dictionary

(Paperback, New edition)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Pocket Gaelic-English English-Gaelic Dictionary

Contributors:

By (Author) Angus Watson

ISBN:

9781841588087

Publisher:

Birlinn General

Imprint:

Birlinn Ltd

Publication Date:

1st January 2016

Edition:

New edition

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

491.63321

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

272

Dimensions:

Width 130mm, Height 195mm, Spine 20mm

Weight:

250g

Description

This volume is a fantastic resource for users at all levels, and inall contexts. Its generous coverage of vocabulary from fields such as business and IT makes it a valuable tool for all those who require anup-to-date reference work. It contains a large amount of explanatory material, numerous examples of usage and idiomatic phrases andexpressions. Many registers and styles are sampled, from the familiar (and occasionally the vulgar) to the formal and the literary.

Reviews

'A welcome addition'

* Eigse, A Journal of Irish Studies *

'A very substantial work'

* Scottish Book Collector *

'Watson's explanations are both clear and persuasive ... demonstrates sensitivity to the needs of the Gaelic learner'

* Scottish Gaelic Studies *

Author Bio

Angus Watson graduated in Gaelic from Aberdeen University and completed a PhD at St Andrews University. He is a published writer of Gaelic short stories and currently lives in France.

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