language education that coincided with her stringent demands that my own sympathies be channeled into a scholarly form, and Dr. Etta Hollins for the initial encouragement that provided the impetus for this study.
Lastly, I need to acknowledge the indispensible support of my Gaelic tutor, Donald MacDonald, whose wisdom and humor has immeasurably helped me advance my knowledge of the Gaelic language and culture. In a like vein, Dr. Margaret MacKinnon has provided me with her treasured friendship, her invaluable guidance in Gaelic, and her much-needed support for my writing. There are many more I should thank and acknowledge, but they are too numerous to mention here. To all of these, I say moran taing ‘s beannachd leibh.