Dublin English
Subtitle: evolution and change
By: Raymond Hickey.
Series: Varieties of English around the world. General series ;; v. G35; Varieties of English around the world.; v. 35.
Publisher: J. Benjamins Pub. Co.
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Amsterdam; Philadelphia
Language: eng
Number of pages: 270
Subjects: English language -- Ireland -- Dublin.; English language -- Dialects -- Ireland -- Dublin.; English language -- Variation -- Ireland -- Dublin.; Dublin (Ireland) -- Languages.
Description: "The present book describes the English language in all its facets as spoken in present-day Dublin, the capital of the Republic of Ireland. It covers the entire range of its history since the first arrival of English there several hundred years ago. Apart from the evolution of English in the capital, the book also concentrates on the significant changes which have been taking place in the speech of Dublin in the past 15 years or so."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-260) and index.