Darlington, "Some Dialectal Boundaries in Mid-Wales," _Trans, of
the Hon. Soc. of Cymmrodorion_, 1900-1901. The only scientific
description of a living dialect is "Spoken N. Welsh," by H. Sweet,
_Trans, of the London Phil. Soc._, 1882-1884.

AUTHORITIES ON WELSH LANGUAGE.--For the study of older Welsh:--J.C.
Zeuss, _Grammatica Celtica_ (Berlin[2], 1871)--an index to the O.
Welsh glosses cited in this work was compiled by V. Tourneur, _Archiv
f. celt. Lexikographie_, iii. 109-137; J. Strachan, _An Introduction
to Early Welsh_, with a Reader (Manchester, 1909); J. Rhys, _Lectures
on Welsh Philology_ (London[2], 1879). Editions of texts--_The Black
Book of Carmarthen_, facsimile edition by J. Gwenogvryn Evans
(Pwllheli, 1906); J. Rhys and J. Gwenogvryn Evans, _The Text of the
Mabinogion_ (Oxford, 1887); _The Myvyrian_ _Archaiology of Wales_
(1801-1807; reprinted Denbigh, 1870); W.F. Skene, _The Four Ancient
Books of Wales_ (2 vols., Edinburgh, 1868); Aneurin Owen, _Ancient
Laws and Institutes of Wales_ (London, 1841); facsimile edition by
A.W. Wade-Evans, _Welsh Medieval Law_ (Oxford, 1909); K. Meyer,
_Peredur ap Efrawc_ with glossary (Leipzig, 1887); R. Williams,
_Selections from the Hengwrt Manuscripts_ (London, 1876-1892); J.E.
Southall, _Wales and Her Language_ (Newport, 1892). The earliest Welsh
grammar was published as long ago as 1567 in Milan by Griffiths
Roberts, reprinted in facsimile as supplement to the _Revue celtique_
(Paris, 1883). An account of the language was prefixed to Owen Pughe's
Dictionary (1803). During the 19th century many manuals of indifferent
value saw the light of day. The most authoritative works are:--T.
Rowland, _A Grammar of the Welsh Language_ (Wrexham, 1853^1, 1876^4),
(still the most complete work), the same author also published a
companion volume of _Welsh Exercises_ (Wrexham, n.d.); W. Spurrell, _A
Grammar of the Welsh Language_ (Carmarthen^3, 1870); E. Anwyl, _A
Welsh Grammar for Schools, (i.) Accidence, (ii.) Syntax_ (London^2,
1898). Other useful manuals for the beginner:--T. Jones, _A Guide to
Welsh_, pts. i. ii. new ed. (Wrexham, n.d.); S.J. Evans, _The Elements
of Welsh Grammar_ (Newport^3, 1903). Dictionaries:--The first Welsh
dictionary was compiled by William Salesbury (London, 1547; facsimile
reprint, London, 1877); W. Owen Pughe, _A Dictionary of the Welsh
Language_ (2 vols., London, 1803; reprinted Denb