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 35
... past tense structures : He done it the way he seen others do it.3 3 2 use of alternative past participles : 3 4 He has clum / went / wrought hard ( climbed / gone / worked ) . use of ' a ' + past tense for ' have ' + past participle ...
... past tense structures : He done it the way he seen others do it.3 3 2 use of alternative past participles : 3 4 He has clum / went / wrought hard ( climbed / gone / worked ) . use of ' a ' + past tense for ' have ' + past participle ...
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... past , they held commissions in the British army and were , like the former Northern Ireland Prime Minister Captain O'Neill , virtually indistinguishable in accent from an RP speaker from England . The second group can be found in media ...
... past , they held commissions in the British army and were , like the former Northern Ireland Prime Minister Captain O'Neill , virtually indistinguishable in accent from an RP speaker from England . The second group can be found in media ...
Pagina 119
... past with the Irish present . We lose much creative energy by our exclusions , but we gain cohesion . IRISH PROSE TRADITIONS Ireland has had a long history of learning and of invasion . Like the rest of the British Isles , it suffered ...
... past with the Irish present . We lose much creative energy by our exclusions , but we gain cohesion . IRISH PROSE TRADITIONS Ireland has had a long history of learning and of invasion . Like the rest of the British Isles , it suffered ...
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Introduction to Irish Literature | 1 |
The History of Irish English | 10 |
Irish and Irish Englishes | 18 |
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