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95/101 An Stor-data Briathrachais Gaidhlig Labhar 1: The Gaelic Terminology Database, Volume I Clo Ostaig, Teangue, 1993, 14 + 631 pp., ISBN 1-897873-02-6, L19.90
The Gaelic language, long scorned in official circles, is now in greater favour with them; even more remarkably this favour is taking the form of money, both for more education through the medium of Gaelic, and for a much increased amount of Gaelic television. Obviously, both of these developments can succeed only if the language itself develops a vocabulary adequate for the discussion of modern subjects. As its title indicates, this book is a printed version of a computer database which is being constantly augmented, and improved versions are...