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. |
Vanuit het boek
Resultaten 1-3 van 19
Pagina 51
... tend to be disyllabic . 11 the tendency to use / ar / or / Ar / for the ' -er ' ending in words such as ' Peter ' , ' water ' , ' border ' and ' order ' Educated Speech In Ireland , as in other parts of the world , educated speakers ...
... tend to be disyllabic . 11 the tendency to use / ar / or / Ar / for the ' -er ' ending in words such as ' Peter ' , ' water ' , ' border ' and ' order ' Educated Speech In Ireland , as in other parts of the world , educated speakers ...
Pagina 61
... tend to have formulaic openings : Once upon a time ... A long , long time ago .. Long , long ago before you or I were born ... These indicate to the listeners that the story will not be confined by the scientific laws that govern the ...
... tend to have formulaic openings : Once upon a time ... A long , long time ago .. Long , long ago before you or I were born ... These indicate to the listeners that the story will not be confined by the scientific laws that govern the ...
Pagina 66
... tend to be humorous and sentimental , while comedies by Irishmen tend to be witty and ironic . And Maxwell ( 1984 , p . 2 ) agrees that their power derives from : a peculiarly but not uniquely Irish acknowledgement of a sovereignty of ...
... tend to be humorous and sentimental , while comedies by Irishmen tend to be witty and ironic . And Maxwell ( 1984 , p . 2 ) agrees that their power derives from : a peculiarly but not uniquely Irish acknowledgement of a sovereignty of ...
Inhoudsopgave
Introduction to Irish Literature | 1 |
The History of Irish English | 10 |
Irish and Irish Englishes | 18 |
Copyright | |
5 andere gedeelten niet getoond
Overige edities - Alles bekijken
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
alliteration Anglo-Irish Belfast Book called Catholic century Chapter characters comes continue death described dialect drama dramatist Dublin early England English equivalent example Faber father four frequently Gaelic George give head heard heart Hiberno-English indicate influence Ireland Irish literature James language linguistic living London look Macmillan meaning mind mother never Northern noun novel novelist occur oral originally Oxford past patterns perhaps plays poem poet poetry Press pronounced pronunciation prose published questions reader recorded reference rhyme Scots seen selection short similar song sound speak speakers speech standard story structure suggests sure tell tend thing told tradition translator true Ulster varieties verse vowel widely woman writers written wrote Yeats young