Literary Vocabulary
Briathrachas Litreachais
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Gaelic
Mar as àbhaist tha air cùl leabhair airson innse cò mu dheidhinn a tha e, 's dòcha gum bi seo a' gabhail a‑steach ghoirid bhon leabhar fhèin.
Aig amannan bidh no bhon ùghdar, gu sònraichte ann an leabhraichean neo‑fhicsean no eachdraidheil.
Ma tha leughadair a' lorg leabhar dh'fhaodadh iad a leughadh an toiseach air làrach‑lìn, pàipear‑naidheachd, no iris.
Tha gach , roinn den leabhar air am bi aig amannan , air a dèanamh le iomadh , agus gach fear dhiubh sin a' gabhail a‑steach loidhnichean de theacsa air a bheil no .
Ge‑tà, ann an — no , is sgeulachdan cruthachail mar sin, math dh'fhaodte gum bi stoidhle sgrìobhaidh eadar‑dhealaichte ann airson a riochdachadh, sreath de dh'fhaclan, 's dòcha faclan nach eil air an gu ceart fiù 's, a rèir cò tha a' bruidhinn agus dè tha an t‑ùghdar airson a ràdh mun deidhinn.
Gun teagamh, tha cudromach do chultar sam bith agus bidh e air a chleachdadh ann an sgoiltean agus am measg inbheach aig diofar ìrean airson cur ri sgilean —an comas a th' aig daoine a bhith a' leughadh agus a' sgrìobhadh.
Ge b’ e an e ghoirid nach eil ach aon ‑ a dh'fhaid, no leabhar mòr tomadach fada a tha sinn a' leughadh, tha leughadh cudromach!
English
As usual there is a on the back of a book to tell what it is about, this may include a short from the book itself.
Sometimes there is an or from the author, especially in non‑fiction or historical books.
If a reader is looking for a book they might read a first on a website, newspaper, or magazine.
Each , a section of the book sometimes called , is made up of many , each of which consists of lines of text called , or .
However, in — or a (), and creative stories like that, there may well be a different style of writing to represent , a series of words, or words that are not even correctly, depending on who is speaking and what the author wants to say about them.
Of course, is important to any culture and is used in schools and among adults at various levels to enhance skills—people's ability to read and to write.
Wheher it's a short that's only one long, or a long bulky book we're reading, reading is important!
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Gaelic
Mar as àbhaist tha geàrr‑chunntas air cùl leabhair airson innse cò mu dheidhinn a tha e, 's dòcha gum bi seo a' gabhail a‑steach earrann ghoirid bhon leabhar fhèin.
Aig amannan bidh ro‑ràdh no facal‑toisich bhon ùghdar, gu sònraichte ann an leabhraichean neo‑fhicsean no eachdraidheil.
Ma tha leughadair a' lorg leabhar dh'fhaodadh iad lèirmheas a leughadh an toiseach air làrach‑lìn, pàipear‑naidheachd, no iris.
Tha gach caibideil , roinn den leabhar air am bi aig amannan ceann‑caibideil , air a dèanamh le iomadh paragraf , agus gach fear dhiubh sin a' gabhail a‑steach loidhnichean de theacsa air a bheil seantans , no rosgrann .
Ge‑tà, ann an rosg — ficsean no uirsgeul , is sgeulachdan cruthachail mar sin, math dh'fhaodte gum bi stoidhle sgrìobhaidh eadar‑dhealaichte ann airson caractar a riochdachadh, sreath de dh'fhaclan, 's dòcha faclan nach eil air an litreachadh gu ceart fiù 's, a rèir cò tha a' bruidhinn agus dè tha an t‑ùghdar airson a ràdh mun deidhinn.
Gun teagamh, tha litreachas cudromach do chultar sam bith agus bidh e air a chleachdadh ann an sgoiltean agus am measg inbheach aig diofar ìrean airson cur ri sgilean litearrachd —an comas a th' aig daoine a bhith a' leughadh agus a' sgrìobhadh.
Ge b’ e an e sgrìobhainn ghoirid nach eil ach aon taobh‑duilleige a dh'fhaid, no leabhar mòr tomadach fada a tha sinn a' leughadh, tha leughadh cudromach!
English
As usual there is a summary on the back of a book to tell what it is about, this may include a short excerpt from the book itself.
Sometimes there is an introduction or foreword from the author, especially in non‑fiction or historical books.
If a reader is looking for a book they might read a review first on a website, newspaper, or magazine.
Each chapter , a section of the book sometimes called chapter , is made up of many paragraphs , each of which consists of lines of text called sentence , or prose .
However, in prose — fiction or a novel (myth/legend) , and creative stories like that, there may well be a different style of writing to represent a character , a series of words,' s for words that are not even spelled correctly, depending on who is speaking and what the author wants to say about them.
Of course, literature is important to any culture and is used in schools and among adults at various levels to enhance literacy skills—people's ability to read and to write.
Wheher it's a short document that's only one page long, or a long bulky book we're reading, reading is important!