MAFALDA STASI     JUNE 1990


THE MACHINE READABLE VERSION OF TBCI-TECHNICAL BRIEFING

     
     This version of the text of the Tain Bo Cuailnge is
based on the 1976 edition of Recension I, by Cecile
O'Rahilly. The English translation by Thomas Kinsella 
has also been computerised. (See OTA catalogue). Care has
been taken to follow the same criteria in coding the
text: of course, being the two languages so different,
this has been not always possible.

     The basic text has been modified in a number of
ways, in order to make it suitable for the analysis by
the program called OCP (Oxford Concordance Program). This
program produces indexes, wordlists, and concordances of
texts. It is advisable to consult OXFORD CONCORDANCE
PROGRAM-USERS' MANUAL, Oxford University Computing
Service, for a more complete explanation of its usage and
a detailed insight of the reasons of the editorial
changes. Here follows their list.  

LETTERS

     The Old Irish alphabet is made up of 18 letters. It
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{MAFALDA STASI     JUNE 1990} 
{MACHINE READABLE EDITION OF THE TAIN BO CUAILNGE REC.I CECILE O'RAHILLY 1976}
{IT HAS BEEN ADDED TO THE TEXT AS IT IS IN O'RAHILLY:  
REFERENCES TO THE PAGE AND LINE NUMBERS OF THE MANUSCRIPTS; 
REFERENCES TO THE PAGE AND LINE NUMBERS OF THE PRINTED TEXT; 
REFERENCES TO THE POETRY AND ROSC SECTIONS; 
REFERENCES TO THE SPEAKERS OF DIALOGUES; 
SPECIAL NOTATION OF PHENOMENA SUCH AS ASPIRATION, NASALIZATION AND GEMINATION; 
MARKERS FOR NAMES OF PLACES AND OF PERSONS.}
<T TBCI> 
<U 4480-4509> <Y 0> <C 0> <P 1> <M 55a> <L 1> <S N> 
( %ta/inBo/Cu/ailnge inso si/s ) . 
tarcomlad slo/iged mo/r la *connachtu $ la^ *^ailill 7 la *meidb , 
7^ ^etha^ ^u/aidib cossna tri/^ c^o/iced aili . ocus fo/ite techta o/ 
*ailill co secht macu *ma/gach $ co^ *^ailill , co *a/nlu/an , co 
*moccorb , co *cet , co *e/n 7 *bascall 7 *do/che , tri/cha ce/t la cach~ ~a/e , 
7 co *cormacCondLongasMacConchobair cona^ t^ri/b ce/taib 
boi/ for condmiud la *connachta . tecait uile i/arum c . . .