Leac mhullaigh eachtach e TEASARAS GAEILGE-BEARLA ar obair shaoil an udair, Garry Bannister. Ocaid chinniunach staire i i leith staidear na teanga agus a cultuir. Is leabhar tagartha e nach bhfuil a mhacasamhail ar fail inniu. Taifead cuimsitheach e a nochtann sceimh, solubthacht, doimhneacht agus stair na Gaeilge, bronnta ar an saol mar thoradh ar an taighde fhairsing chriochnuil ata deanta ag Bannister.
Cuimsionn an Teasaras seo comhchiallaigh, cleachtai agus nosanna cainte, comhcheangail fhocal, leaganacha loganta agus seanfhocail. Leirionn na hiontralacha sa Teasaras seo peirspictiochtai ura nach mbeifi ag suil leo sa teanga faoi mar a bhi si inne agus mar ata si inniu. Is ais an-usaideach ar fad do stor focal an usaideora iad na liostai ata breactha de reir teama ar feadh an leabhair. Anuas ar sin ta cuntas nualaioch ar oibriu na Gaeilge nua-aoisi curtha faoinar mbraid i dTreoir Ghramadai i gcul an leabhair.
Cuireann TEASARAS GAEILGE-BEARLA saibhreas suntasach nua le corpas teacsanna tagartha na Gaeilge. Acmhainn aisiuil, riachtanach, is ea i, agus taisce dhothomhaiste do chainteoiri, scribhneoiri agus iriseoiri, d'udair, d'aos dana agus do lucht foghlama agus, go deimhin, do dhuine ar bith a dteastaionn uathu slacht, snas agus snoiteacht a chur ar a scileanna teanga idir labhairt agus scriobh na Gaeilge.
IRISH-ENGLISH THESAURUS is the stunning culmination of Garry Bannister's life's work and a milestone in engagement with the Irish language and its culture. It is a reference book like no other, a meticulously researched record which captures the beauty, agility, depth and history of the Irish language.
Entries include but are not limited to translations, synonyms, usages and colloquialisms, common word combinations and proverbs. Every single entry reveals fresh and often surprising perspectives on contemporary and older usage. An original and innovative grammar guide offers leaner and more accurate descriptions of how the language is used. And lists of thematically grouped vocabulary appear throughout the book as an extremely useful tool for language-building and prose writing.
IRISH-ENGLISH THESAURUS is a significant addition to the corpus of reference texts, an essential and indispensable resource for speakers, authors, poets, journalists, students and teachers, and, indeed, for anyone wishing to enrich and develop their spoken and written Irish-language skills.
-- AKW
