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An introduction to Irish English /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Moreno, Carolina P. Amador
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox, 2010.
Series:Equinox textbooks and surveys in linguistics.
Subjects:
English language > Spoken English > Ireland.
English language > Ireland > Grammar.
English language > Foreign elements > Irish.
Irish language > Influence on English.
English language > Dialects > Ireland.
Languages in contact > Ireland.
Table of Contents:
  • Some key notions
  • The history of the English language in Ireland
  • The grammar of Irish English
  • The vocabulary of Irish English
  • The sounds of Irish English
  • Fictional representations of Irish English
  • Meaning what they say: the pragmatics of Irish English
  • Searching corpora for data
  • Implications for English as a foreign language teachers and learners.