| Preface |
S. 9 |
| Abbreviations and glossing Conventions |
S. 11 |
| |
| 1. |
The general character of Irish |
S. 14 |
| 1.0. |
The position of Irish |
S. 14 |
| 1.1. |
Overview of the grammar |
S. 17 |
| 1.2. |
Initial mutations |
S. 18 |
| 1.3. |
Parts of speech |
S. 27 |
| 1.4. |
Inflection |
S. 35 |
| 1.5. |
Word order |
S. 40 |
| 1.6. |
Verb-object idioms |
S. 47 |
| 2. |
Complementation |
S. 52 |
| 2.0. |
Introduction |
S. 52 |
| 2.1. |
Complement types |
S. 52 |
| 2.2. |
Syntactic roles of complements |
S. 54 |
| 2.3. |
Phrase structure Status of complements |
S. 64 |
| 2.4. |
Extraposition |
S. 67 |
| 2.5. |
Equi-NP deletion and word order in verbal noun complements |
S. 71 |
| 2.6. |
Raising |
S. 81 |
| 2.7. |
Modals |
S. 85 |
| 3. |
The copula |
S. 92 |
| 3.0. |
Introduction |
S. 92 |
| 3.1. |
The problems |
S. 92 |
| 3.2. |
Semantics of the copula |
S. 105 |
| 3.3. |
Residual issues |
S. 118 |
| 3.4. |
Copula: Conclusion |
S. 122 |
| 4. |
Superficially simple embedded structures |
S. 123 |
| 4.0. |
Introduction |
S. 123 |
| 4.1. |
The structure of copula sentences |
S. 123 |
| 4.2. |
Preverbal particles |
S. 128 |
| 4.3. |
Aspect |
S. 136 |
| 4.4. |
Passives |
S. 145 |
| 5. |
Conclusion |
S. 157 |
| |
| Notes |
S. 161 |
| Bibliography |
S. 173 |
| Index |
S. 179 |