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*''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==
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*[[Verbal Nouns]]
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*[[Use of Verbal Nouns]]
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*[[Verbal Adjective (definition)]]
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*[[Periphrastic (definition)]]
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*[[Past Participle (definition)]]
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*[[Present Participle (definition)]]
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==External Links==
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http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAVerbalNoun.htm
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http://www.memrise.com/set/10021289/verbal-nouns/
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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!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verbal_Noun
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==References==
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*Matthews, P. H.  (1997) The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Linguistics. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997.
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*[[William Lamb|Lamb, William]] (2003) ''Scottish Gaelic''. 2nd edition. Munich: Lingcom Europa
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[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
 
[[Category:Technical Definitions]]
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[[Category: Morphology]]
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[[Category: Syntax]]

Latest revision as of 07:46, 17 June 2012

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

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