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 50
Pagina 5
... WRITERS It would be difficult to list the thousands of Irish writers over the past fourteen hundred years . What we can do , however , is to provide a brief chronological list which indicates the range and continuity of the writing ...
... WRITERS It would be difficult to list the thousands of Irish writers over the past fourteen hundred years . What we can do , however , is to provide a brief chronological list which indicates the range and continuity of the writing ...
Pagina 52
... writing Irish ) is still a marked feature of the Irish writing of people who are over eighteen but my research suggests that it is more likely to occur in female writing . In addition , the ' giveaway ' letters are no longer current in ...
... writing Irish ) is still a marked feature of the Irish writing of people who are over eighteen but my research suggests that it is more likely to occur in female writing . In addition , the ' giveaway ' letters are no longer current in ...
Pagina 119
... writing of the period was in Latin . It included a chronicle of Ireland's history written by Abbot Sinlán Moccu Min ( d . 607 ) ; the reli- gious treatises of St Columbanus ( d . 615 ) , who came from the same monastery in Bangor ; and ...
... writing of the period was in Latin . It included a chronicle of Ireland's history written by Abbot Sinlán Moccu Min ( d . 607 ) ; the reli- gious treatises of St Columbanus ( d . 615 ) , who came from the same monastery in Bangor ; and ...
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