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Irish English : history and present-day forms / Raymond Hickey.
LIBRA PE2402 .H527 2007
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Hickey, Raymond, 1954-
- Series:
- Studies in English language
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English language--Dialects--Ireland.
- English language.
- English language--Ireland--History.
- English language--Social aspects--Ireland.
- English language--Social aspects--Ireland--History.
- Language and culture--Ireland--History.
- Language and culture.
- History.
- English language--Social aspects.
- English language--Dialects.
- Ireland.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 504 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007.
- Summary:
- English has been spoken in Ireland for over 800 years, making Irish English the oldest variety of the language outside Britain. This book traces the development of English in Ireland, both north and south, from late middle ages to the present day. Drawing on authentic data ranging from medieval literature to contemporary examples, it reveals how Irish English arose, how it was developed, and how it continues to change. A variety of central issues are considered in detail, such as the nature of language contact and the shift from Irish to English, sociolinguistically motivated changes in present-day, Dublin English, the special features of Ulster Scots, and the transportation of Irish English to overseas locations as diverse as Canada, the United States and Australia. Presenting a comprehensive survey of Irish English at all levels of languages, this book will be invaluable to historical linguists, sociolinguists, syntacticians and phonologists alike.
- Contents:
- 2 History I: The coming of the English 30
- 3 History II: The settlement of Ulster 85
- 4 The emergence of Irish English 121
- 5 Present-day Irish English 296
- 6 Transportation overseas 384
- 1 An outline of Irish history 419
- 2 The history of Irish English studies 423
- 3 Extracts from the Kildare Poems 426
- 4 Forth and Bargy 429.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 9780521852999
- 0521852994
- OCLC:
- 137221639
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