04348nam 2200745 a 450 991082060830332120230524223053.03-11-023830-697866133995261-283-39952-03-11-023804-710.1515/9783110238303(CKB)2670000000114560(EBL)771230(OCoLC)751963468(SSID)ssj0000634167(PQKBManifestationID)12293997(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000634167(PQKBWorkID)10639672(PQKB)10542209(MiAaPQ)EBC771230(WaSeSS)Ind00010830(DE-B1597)122690(OCoLC)763156860(OCoLC)853257866(DE-B1597)9783110238303(Au-PeEL)EBL771230(CaPaEBR)ebr10498713(CaONFJC)MIL339952(EXLCZ)99267000000011456020110413h20112011 uy 0engurnnu---|u||utxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe dialects of Irish study of a changing landscape /Raymond HickeyBerlin ;Boston :De Gruyter Mouton,2011.©20111 online resource (iv, 508 pages) mapsTrends in linguistics. Studies and monographs,1861-4302 ;230Description based upon print version of record.3-11-219040-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.Front matter --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 mapsThe 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.Trends in linguistics.Studies and monographs ;230.Irish languageDialectsIrish languageProvincialismsIrish languageDiscourse analysisDialectology.Irish.Phonology.Irish languageDialects.Irish languageProvincialisms.Irish languageDiscourse analysis.491.6/27Hickey Raymond1954-176031MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910820608303321The dialects of Irish3916545UNINA