Irish English, 1 : Northern Ireland

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Corrigan, Karen P.

Series:

Dialects of English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Dialects--Northern Ireland.

English language.

Local Subjects:

English language--Dialects--Northern Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book focuses on the sociolinguistic consequences of historical contact between indigenous Irish peoples and newer English and Scottish settlers in what is now the territory of Northern Ireland (NI). The contact varieties that resulted represent the oldest L2 'Englishes' globally. Moreover, the degree of admixture from English, Irish and Scots in the contemporary dialects of NI reflects various external forces. Naturally, these varieties share certain structural features with sister Celtic Englishes and indeed with other vernacular Englishes globally. However, there are other linguistic tr

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Abbreviations and glossary; Preface; 1 Geography, demography and cultural factors; 2 Phonetics and phonology; 3 Morphosyntax; 4 Lexis and discourse; 5 History, including changes in progress; 6 Annotated bibliography; 7 Sample texts; Notes; General bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-7486-7144-7

1-282-62021-5

9786612620218

0-7486-3430-4

OCLC:

638860085