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Dear all,

There may be interest in the PhD scholarship advertised at http://www.scholarships.ed.ac.uk/postgraduate/colleges/Soillse.htm .

Applications are sought in relation to the following three research topics (all of them often discussed in this forum, AmP):

1. Language use, competence and ...

Halò,

'S urrainn dhomh daingneachadh gur e ainm fireann a tha ann an João.

Am Portaigaileach

Not much to do with slenderization, but:

sing - sang - sung is Ablaut (also known in English as gradation), not Umlaut.

Umlaut happens when one sound (partially) assimilates to another. So in ancient Germanic times 'mice' was musi but the u was affected by the following i and ultimately was ...

Dear all,

I spotted this on the list of the Linguistics Association of Great Britain.

Perhaps someone here is interested or knows a possible candidate.

Best wishes,

Lachlan

*Lord Kelvin / Adam Smith Scholarship Scheme** **Ph.D. Studentship*

*/Language and Identity: The transmission of Scottish ...

This discussion is wandering far from home, but I thought I had to point out that the origin of the word Portugal is far from clear. It is generally agreed that the Portu- bit is indeed the Latin word Portus but it is not known with certainty where the -gal bit comes from.

The most popular view is ...

Hi. A Google search turns up only aig an t-seòladh.

Lachlan

Hi, people have been asking me how to say "Happy Easter" in Gaelic.

I thought it would be "A' Chàisg shona", but all the references on the Internet give "A' Chàisg sona", without the lenition. Why does "sona" not lenite after this feminine noun?

Anyway, A' Chàisg s(h)ona dhuibh uile,

Lachlan

How about "Tha e air a litreachadh ceart"?

Lachlan

Feasgar math!

Tha mi toilichte gu bheil am fòram beò fhathast.

Dùrachdan thugaibh uile,

Lachlan

PS: 'S e Albannach a th'annam, ach tha mi a' fuireach anns a'Phortagail.

Good Afternoon!

I'm happy that this forum is still alive.

Greetings to you all,

Lachlan

PS: I'm Scottish, but am living ...