1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910453780303321

Autore

Kallen Jeffrey L

Titolo

Irish English . Volume 2 The Republic of Ireland / / Jeffrey L. Kallen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boston ; ; Berlin : , : De Gruyter Mouton, , [2013]

©2013

ISBN

1-61451-129-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (328 p.)

Collana

Dialects of English, , 2164-7445 ; ; volume 9

Disciplina

427/.9417

Soggetti

English language - Dialects - Ireland

English language - Ireland

English language - Ireland - Discourse analysis

English language - Social aspects - Ireland

English language - Variation - Ireland

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [272]-303) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Map of Ireland -- Content -- List of abbreviations -- 1 Geography, demography, and cultural factors -- 2 Phonetics and phonology -- 3 Morphosyntax -- 4 Lexis and discourse features -- 5 History, including changes in progress -- 6 Survey of previous work -- 7 Sample texts -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

This volume continues the Dialects of English series, and complements Irish English volume 1: Northern Ireland, by Karen Corrigan. Focusing on Irish English in the Republic of Ireland, the book starts by exploring the often oppositional roles of national language development and globalisation in shaping Irish English from the earliest known times to the present. Three chapters on the lexicon and discourse, syntax, and phonology focus on traditional dialect but also refer to colloquial and vernacular Irish English, the use of dialect in literature, and the modern "standard" language, especially as found in the International Corpus of English (ICE-Ireland). A separate chapter examines the internal history of Irish English, from Irish Middle English to contemporary change in progress. The book includes an extended bibliographical essay and a



set of sample literary texts and texts from ICE-Ireland. Continuing themes include the impact on Irish English of contact with the Irish language, the position of Irish English in world Englishes, and features which help to distinguish between Irish English in the Republic and in Northern Ireland.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778638203321

Autore

Charlton James I.

Titolo

Nothing about us without us : disability oppression and empowerment / / James I. Charlton

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, CA : , : University of California Press, , [1998]

©1998

ISBN

1-280-09047-2

9786613520357

0-520-92544-0

0-585-04779-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (215 p.)

Disciplina

323.3

Soggetti

People with disabilities - Civil rights

People with disabilities - Social conditions

Discrimination against people with disabilities

Sociology of disability

Stigma (Social psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [179]-194) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- The Argument -- Acknowledgments -- People Interviewed -- Part I. Introduction -- Part II. Disability Oppression and Everyday Life -- Part III. Empowerment and Organization -- Part IV. Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

James Charlton has produced a ringing indictment of disability oppression, which, he says, is rooted in degradation, dependency, and powerlessness and is experienced in some form by five hundred million persons throughout the world who have physical, sensory, cognitive, or



developmental disabilities. Nothing About Us Without Us is the first book in the literature on disability to provide a theoretical overview of disability oppression that shows its similarities to, and differences from, racism, sexism, and colonialism. Charlton's analysis is illuminated by interviews he conducted over a ten-year period with disability rights activists throughout the Third World, Europe, and the United States. Charlton finds an antidote for dependency and powerlessness in the resistance to disability oppression that is emerging worldwide. His interviews contain striking stories of self-reliance and empowerment evoking the new consciousness of disability rights activists. As a latecomer among the world's liberation movements, the disability rights movement will gain visibility and momentum from Charlton's elucidation of its history and its political philosophy of self-determination, which is captured in the title of his book. Nothing About Us Without Us expresses the conviction of people with disabilities that they know what is best for them. Charlton's combination of personal involvement and theoretical awareness assures greater understanding of the disability rights movement.