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May 6

Fionnchú commented on gaabi's blog post 'Calling Everyone! Help us Make the AmeriCymru Amazon Store Complete'

"So You Want to? Begin Learning Welsh" Here's the direct link to 40 books, tapes, and related materials I found. http://www.amazon.com/gp/richpub/syltguides/fullview/R2GKSL0NFGXA0B/ref=cm_pdp_sylt_title_1 I have not seen them all first-hand, as I…

March 4

Fionnchú commented on gaabi's blog post 'Calling Everyone! Help us Make the AmeriCymru Amazon Store Complete'

I have listed under "So You Want to?" "Learn Welsh" on Amazon US a list of resources. Also, I have one of those typeface-variable boxes at the left of my review profile that has a big "Wales" and smaller "Welsh," "Welsh fiction," and "Welsh literatu…

March 4

Fionnchú commented on Howard Evans's blog post 'Welsh Language Programs'

I found at the library "Teach Yourself Welsh Conversation," as I too need exposure-- far away from classes or other speakers-- to the sounds and the grammar explanations read aloud. 2 CDs of lessons, one of listening practice. It may be another help…

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Longtime learner of Irish; new learner of Cymraeg. Intrigued by Irish-Welsh cultural & literary ties. Humanities college instructor. Ph.D. in English Lit-- medieval English & modern Irish/ Celtic emphases. Visual learner; not great at conversation or speaking skills. I prefer reading knowledge of a language and self-study. I'm also on Facebook. See my blog for lots of Irish and a few Welsh-related posts; you can link from there to my Amazon Reviews, where I'm (barely) in the Top 500s. I also prepared a "Listmania! Learning Irish Gaelic" & a "So You Want to Learn Welsh?" list for learners like me.

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http://fionnchu.blogspot.com

What is your interest in or connection to Wales?

Irish-Welsh comparisons: literary, linguistic, cultural, pan-Celtic nationalism. Welsh-language indie rock.

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Irish Gaelic connections for new Cymraeg learner?

I have a curious question, as a longtime adult learner of Irish and a very new one for Cymraeg. I figure that the distant ties more in the South Walian origins of its dialect to Irish colonization in early medieval times may have left "ghosts" in recent Welsh, cognates closer than Northern varieties at least once in a while. Anywhere that I could find an accessible (I am a scholar but no linguist) discussion of this? A medievalist expert in early Welsh I asked discouraged any hope of a clear com… Continue

Posted on January 17, 2009 at 5:51pm — 1 Comment

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At 4:42pm on January 25, 2009, Ceri Shaw said…: Shwmae Fionnchu. I have "followed" your blog and will comment shortly to thank you for highlighting our Madoc discussion and also drawing my attention to the new book by Stephen Knight which I am now very impatient to acquire.

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Ceri

At 8:12pm on January 17, 2009, Brian y Tarw Llwyd said…: Hail and well met! Welcome to Americymru, soon to be your favorite website! Hopefully :-) Check out the various interest groups, and the videos and music... wonderful stuff. And there are a lot of nice people here too. Hope you like what you find! Blessings to you this day.
Brian y Tarw Llwyd

At 5:56pm on January 17, 2009, Ceri Shaw said…: Hi Fionchu... Portland Oregon here. Originally from Cardiff. Croeso i Americymru. Feel free to invite any friends that you think would be interested in joining. The network has many features which allow people with a shared love of Wales to communicate and share photos, videos, links, blogposts etc and we will be adding new features from time to time. Make yourself right at home. Once again...

Croeso!

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