Irish English, 1 [electronic resource] : Northern Ireland
Corrigan, Karen P.
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press,
c2010.
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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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
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
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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English language -- Dialects -- Northern Ireland.
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