The Language of Irish LiteratureMacmillan Education, 1989 - 193 pagina's The Language of Irish Literature is the first book on the market to discuss Irish Literature in terms of the history of, and the linguistic contacts in, the island. It provides a description of the development of the varieties of English in Ireland, concentrating on the input from Irish Gaelic and Scots as well as English. It examines the history of English in Ireland; the nature of Irish and of Irish Englishes; oral traditions: songs and stories; and the three main literary genres: drama, poetry and prose. |
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Pagina 88
... There ' : There all the barrel - hoops are knit , There all the serpent - tails are bit , There all the gyres converge in one , There all the planets drop in the Sun. ( ed . Jeffares , 1984 , p . 254 ) Such repetitions were , in the ...
... There ' : There all the barrel - hoops are knit , There all the serpent - tails are bit , There all the gyres converge in one , There all the planets drop in the Sun. ( ed . Jeffares , 1984 , p . 254 ) Such repetitions were , in the ...
Pagina 95
... ther bi , For soth a gret fair nunnerei . ( Heuser , 1904 , p . 146 , p . 149 ) Where one might expect the religious ... There is saphir and unine , Carbuncle and astiune , Smaragde , lugre and prasiune , Beril , onix , topasiune Ametist ...
... ther bi , For soth a gret fair nunnerei . ( Heuser , 1904 , p . 146 , p . 149 ) Where one might expect the religious ... There is saphir and unine , Carbuncle and astiune , Smaragde , lugre and prasiune , Beril , onix , topasiune Ametist ...
Pagina 160
... there's no place like Lough Derg for makin ' you appreciate food ! I got two hours ' sleep las ' night an ' I did nothin ' but dream about a good 20 fry . M.T. God Rita but there's wiser in Omagh ! L.T. What do you have to do , Rita ...
... there's no place like Lough Derg for makin ' you appreciate food ! I got two hours ' sleep las ' night an ' I did nothin ' but dream about a good 20 fry . M.T. God Rita but there's wiser in Omagh ! L.T. What do you have to do , Rita ...
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Introduction to Irish Literature | 1 |
The History of Irish English | 10 |
Irish and Irish Englishes | 18 |
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