1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910461560603321

Autore

Hickey Raymond <1954->

Titolo

The dialects of Irish [[electronic resource] ] : study of a changing landscape / / by Raymond Hickey

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Boston, : De Gruyter Mouton, c2011

ISBN

3-11-023830-6

9786613399526

1-283-39952-0

3-11-023804-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (520 p.)

Collana

Trends in linguistics. Studies and monographs, , 1861-4302 ; ; 230

Classificazione

EY 160

Disciplina

491.6/27

Soggetti

Irish language - Dialects

Irish language - Provincialisms

Irish language - Discourse analysis

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 and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I Introduction -- 1. The Irish language today -- 2. Who speaks Irish? -- II The sound system of Irish -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Phonology -- 3. Phonological studies -- III The dialects of Irish -- 1. Background -- 2. Collecting data on Irish dialects -- 3. Features of dialects -- 4. The prosody of Irish -- 5. Dialect reconstruction -- 6. Further variation -- 7. Conclusions -- IV Appendixes -- 1. History of Irish -- 2. The orthography of Irish -- 3. The transcription of Irish -- 4. Samples of Spoken Irish -- Glossary -- References -- Subject index -- Language index -- Sound files referred to in book -- List of maps

Sommario/riassunto

The book offers a comprehensive overview of forms of modern Irish within a general linguistic framework. Starting with information on the sociolinguistics of modern Irish and on the overall sound system of the language, it then proceeds with a tripartite division of the present-day language into northern, western and southern Irish. It gives specific information on the features of each dialect and considers many sub-divisions, using maps and tables to illustrate clearly what is the subject



of discussion. There are several innovations in the book, such as a system of lexical sets which facilitate the description and analysis of variation and change in modern Irish. The data for the book stems from recordings of more than 200 speakers and all the statements made about the structure of Irish are based on native speakers' speech samples. These are supplied online with a software interface which allows users to quickly orient themselves among the varieties of Irish via clickable maps. A number of further issues are focused on in the book, such as the possibility of dialect reconstruction and the use of place-name evidence for determining the earlier distribution of Irish. Additional historical and background information is provided so that scholars and students without any previous knowledge of the language can readily grasp the themes and issues discussed.

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996466182903316

Titolo

Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality [[electronic resource] ] : 19th International Working Conference, REFSQ 2013, Essen, Germany, April 8-11, 2013. Proceedings / / edited by Joerg Doerr, Andreas L. Opdahl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin, Heidelberg : , : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013

ISBN

3-642-37422-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2013.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVIII, 402 p. 94 illus.)

Collana

Programming and Software Engineering ; ; 7830

Disciplina

005.1205

Soggetti

Software engineering

Management information systems

Computer science

Application software

Software Engineering

Management of Computing and Information Systems

Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph



Nota di contenuto

Requirements engineering and architecture -- Natural language requirements -- Requirements engineering and quality -- Traceability -- Requirements engineering and business/goals -- Requirements engineering and software development -- Requirements engineering in practice -- Product lines and product management.

Sommario/riassunto

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 19th International Working Conference on Requirements Engineering: Foundation for Software Quality, REFSQ 2013, held in Essen, Germany, in April 2013. The papers are organized in 8 topical sections on requirements engineering and architecture; natural language requirements; requirements engineering and quality; traceability; requirements engineering and business/goals; requirements engineering and software development; requirements engineering in practice; product lines and product management.