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 79
... battle ? Thompson : Indeed , to tell you the truth , I never got the length of the field . Grania : That is strange . Thomspon : I was takin ' a short cut through the meadows , and while I was climbing a ditch , * my ould gun burst in ...
... battle ? Thompson : Indeed , to tell you the truth , I never got the length of the field . Grania : That is strange . Thomspon : I was takin ' a short cut through the meadows , and while I was climbing a ditch , * my ould gun burst in ...
Pagina 121
... battle or been loved by the gods . They may also purport to offer naturalistic descriptions of actual journeys . The best known of these is Navigatio Sancti Brendani ( The Voyage of St Brendan ) written in Latin in the tenth century ...
... battle or been loved by the gods . They may also purport to offer naturalistic descriptions of actual journeys . The best known of these is Navigatio Sancti Brendani ( The Voyage of St Brendan ) written in Latin in the tenth century ...
Pagina 167
... Battle site Pronunciation e ' εngis ́as fi ́ivəl ' kailjox ' krivin ' daxi ' gaura 2. The phoneme in ' fur ' is realised also as / fǝr / and / far / . This distinguishes USC speakers from large numbers of AI and NHE speakers who ...
... Battle site Pronunciation e ' εngis ́as fi ́ivəl ' kailjox ' krivin ' daxi ' gaura 2. The phoneme in ' fur ' is realised also as / fǝr / and / far / . This distinguishes USC speakers from large numbers of AI and NHE speakers who ...
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Introduction to Irish Literature | 1 |
The History of Irish English | 10 |
Irish and Irish Englishes | 18 |
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