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UNINA9910791264103321 |
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Autore |
Corrigan Karen P |
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Titolo |
Irish English, 1 [[electronic resource] ] : Northern Ireland |
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Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2010 |
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ISBN |
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0-7486-7144-7 |
1-282-62021-5 |
9786612620218 |
0-7486-3430-4 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (209 p.) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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English language -- Dialects -- Northern Ireland |
English language - Dialects - Northern Ireland |
English |
English Language |
Languages & Literatures |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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 |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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 |
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