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Title: Gaelic-English/English-Gaelic Dictionary by Dougal Buchanan ISBN: 0-7818-0789-1 Publisher: Hippocrene Books Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.25 (4 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Hmm...
Comment: This dictionary appeared out of the blue, and didn't seem to be known to any of my Scots acquaintances. It may have been rushed... anyway it is better than "Abair" which may have been a pocket dictionary, but which contained few words I ever needed (unlike Buchanan's it does have an excellent verb & grammar section).
Some of the words are given in a form that's not... e.g. "broadcasting" is given as "craobh-sgaoileadh", whereas you'll find the contracted form "craoladh" getting used much more often. "Craobh-sgaoileadh" is rarely used. But at least it gives "broadcasting" and other modern terms, which is more than can be said for many Gaidhlig dictionaries which have never been updated.
Also the dictionary is inconsistent in the extreme. For example, if you look up something as basic the months of the year, you'll find it gives some and not others. Why? There's a few others, but I can't recall them just now.
This dictionary is cheap, which is its biggest advantage. It's usable. It's not perfect but at this price it's not worth complaining.
Rating: 5
Summary: An Excellent Resource for Writers
Comment: This little dictionary packs a lot of punch into its pages. By just browsing through the Gaelic section and reading the definitions, I found hundreds of wonderful phrases and very helpful words. This works wonderfully to add a little flair to fiction stories taking place in Celtic areas such as Scotland. I definitely recommend this book.
Rating: 3
Summary: Not bad, but not the best dictionary.
Comment: This is a nice little dictionary for looking up the common Gaelic words.
However if you are looking for phrases to help get you buy in the Gaelic areas then this isn't the dictionary for you.
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Title: Teach Yourself Gaelic Complete Course by NTC Publishing group, Teach Yourself Publishing, Boyd Robertson, Iain Taylor ISBN: 0844238619 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary Books Pub. Date: 11 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: Beginner's Gaelic (Hippocrene Beginners Language Series) by James MacLaren ISBN: 0781807263 Publisher: Hippocrene Books Pub. Date: July, 1999 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Scottish Gaelic-English/English-Scottish Gaelic Dictionary by R. W. Renton, J. A. MacDonald ISBN: 0781803160 Publisher: Hippocrene Books Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: Colloquial Scottish Gaelic: The Complete Course for Beginners (Colloquial Series) by Katherine M. Spadaro, Katie Graham, Fiona Boyd, Iain Macleod, Iseabail Mactaggart ISBN: 0415206774 Publisher: Routledge Pub. Date: 05 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $46.95 |
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