Irish Grammar: A Basic Handbook [Paperback]

Noel McGonagle (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1998

Students who are beginners, adults who need to brush up, or teachers in need of a trustworthy reference guide will welcome this handy, straightforward grammar handbook with its attractive format and easy-to-use approach.

Product Details

• Paperback: 100 pages
• Publisher: Hippocrene Books (September 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781806674
• ISBN-13: 978-0781806671
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
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35 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good basic grammar, May 16, 2001

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This review is from: Irish Grammar: A Basic Handbook (Paperback)

This book is excellent for beginners who are wanting a book that gives basic grammar without all the extra information that confuses beginners. The book is well laid out, with information very easy to find. The only reason I don't give it 5 stars is that it is a little too brief. A few more examples of how the grammar works would have improved it greatly.

20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I use it as an alternate reference guide, August 13, 2004

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S. D Haynie "girlranger" (carlsbad, nm United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Irish Grammar: A Basic Handbook (Paperback)

My main Irish text is Learning Irish by Michael O'Siadhail. I use this book to get someone else's view on certain grammar points.
If you're going to learn a language I highly recommend that you first read How to Learn Any Language. Once you've done that you'll find that a book like Irish Grammar easily fits into that learning framework.
This book helps you to start to sort out why the Irish you've been reading in the newspaper is aranged the way it is. You'll begin to make a little more sense of the use of verbs, for instance.
It's a good basic grammar. However, no grammar book should ever stand alone.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Guts of Gaelic Grammar: Short & Simple, February 1, 2006

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suibhne "Beatha agus Slainte!" (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Irish Grammar: A Basic Handbook (Paperback)

No language course has ever, can, or ever will be comprehensive enough to cover EVERY aspect of learning a "tongue" that is not one's primary form of communication. Even the most encompassing language acquisition programs need supplemental materials. McGonagle's "Irish Grammar: A Basic Handbook" is one such essential supplement that is easily used in tandem with any and every Irish Gaelic Program available today. McGonagle cuts to the chase, guts out all the superfluous grammar gooble-de-goop, and serves up a grounding in grammar necessary to grasping the Irish Gaelic Language. The fundamentals are dished up in "bite size" portions, and is an easy to use reference guide for beginner and "brush-up" students alike. The only negative observation that needs to be mentioned about the "Handbook" is that it does not come with an Audio CD so a novice can hear the examples of various points and vocabulary, perferably spoken by "Native Speakers." Maybe future editions could include an audio CD or two.