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*''To see how to form verbal nouns in Gaelic look at [[Formation of Verbal Nouns]]'' | *''To see how to form verbal nouns in Gaelic look at [[Formation of Verbal Nouns]]'' | ||
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| + | A verbal noun is a deverbal morpheme (a word that is not verb being derived from a verb) in which the resulting word is a noun (eg. The ''assassination'', She loves ''singing''). In Gaelic, verbal nouns are used in place of gerunds and participles (in auxiliary verb constructions) | ||
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| + | ==See Also== | ||
| + | *[[Verbal Nouns]] | ||
| + | *[[Use of Verbal Nouns]] | ||
| + | *[[Verbal Adjective (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Periphrastic (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Past Participle (definition)]] | ||
| + | *[[Present Participle (definition)]] | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAVerbalNoun.htm | ||
| + | http://www.memrise.com/set/10021289/verbal-nouns/ | ||
| + | The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! | ||
| + | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_Noun | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
| + | *Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997. | ||
| + | *[[William Lamb|Lamb, William]] (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa | ||
[[Category:Technical Definitions]] | [[Category:Technical Definitions]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Morphology]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Syntax]] | ||
Latest revision as of 06:46, 17 June 2012
- To see how to form verbal nouns in Gaelic look at Formation of Verbal Nouns
A verbal noun is a deverbal morpheme (a word that is not verb being derived from a verb) in which the resulting word is a noun (eg. The assassination, She loves singing). In Gaelic, verbal nouns are used in place of gerunds and participles (in auxiliary verb constructions)
See Also
- Verbal Nouns
- Use of Verbal Nouns
- Verbal Adjective (definition)
- Periphrastic (definition)
- Past Participle (definition)
- Present Participle (definition)
External Links
http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAVerbalNoun.htm http://www.memrise.com/set/10021289/verbal-nouns/ The link below takes you away from the Gaelic Wiki to Wikipedia. Since wikipedia pages can be edited by anyone, they often contain inaccurate information. So be careful! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_Noun
References
- Matthews, P. H. (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
- Lamb, William (2003) Scottish Gaelic. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
