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Irish English, 1 : Northern Ireland



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Autore: Corrigan Karen P Visualizza persona
Titolo: Irish English, 1 : Northern Ireland Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Edinburgh, : Edinburgh University Press, c2010
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (209 p.)
Disciplina: 427.9416
Soggetto topico: English language -- Dialects -- Northern Ireland
English language - Dialects - Northern Ireland
English
English Language
Languages & Literatures
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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
Sommario/riassunto: 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
Titolo autorizzato: Irish English, 1  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 0-7486-7144-7
1-282-62021-5
9786612620218
0-7486-3430-4
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910819932103321
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Serie: Dialects of English