Modern Literary Welsh Narrative Grammar: Two Features Described

Two narrative feature sets of Modern Literary Welsh are studied, on the
basis of a mixed corpus (works by Kate Roberts. J.G. Williams, Islwyn
Ffowc Elis; Y Faner): First, the infinitive (alias verb-noun) co-ordinated to а
finite verb form, as constituent of a compound "micro-episodal" narrative
tense; the infinitive as an "entry-making" form, in a special system of dlary
syntax, which is here scanned in some detail; the reminiscent "condensing"
infinitive; the infinitive presented in narrative by dyma, for narrative changes
and episode-opening in dramatic highlight. The highlighting delimitative
converters mi- and fe- are discussed in the context of manipulative
"dramatic" narrative staging. Second, the aorist (alias [future-] present) as a
main narrative-evolution carrier tense-form in complex autobiographical
narrative systems.