Irish English. Northern Ireland / Volume 1, (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Titles: Northern Ireland
• Further Information: Note: Karen P. Corrigan.
• Other Names: Corrigan, Karen P, 1961-
• Contents: Geography, demography and cultural factors. Geography and linguistic ecology ; Topography, communications and settlement in Northern Ireland ; Dialect territories and representative speakers ; Demography ; Legal, political and socio-cultural factors ; Conclusion -- Phonetics and phonology. Introduction ; NIE/US vowels ; NIE/US consonants ; NIE/US suprasegmentals ; Conclusion -- Morphosyntax. Introduction ; The nominal system ; Prepositions ; Verbs ; Adverbials/adjectives/intensifiers ; Yet/whenever/all ; Syntactic structures ; Conclusion -- Lexis and discourse. Introduction ; History of lexicography in NI ; Sources of vocabulary and associated semantic fields ; Discourse -- History, including changes in progress ; Models of language ecologies of prehistoric and early Christian peoples (9000 BC-AD 1000) ; The linguistic ecologies of the medieval and Tudor periods (1177-1602) ; The language ecology of the Stuart era (1603-88) ; The language ecology of modern times (1700-1945) ; Current changes to the linguistic ecology of NI -- Annotated bibliography ; Bibliographies and reviews ; Historical works on NIE/US ; Monographs and edited collections ; Phonetics and phonology ; Morphosyntax ; Lexis and discourse ; Linguistic contact ; Regional variation and the local standard ; Language censuses and language planning ; Electronic resources -- Sample texts. Ulster Scots ; Mid-Ulster English ; South Ulster English.
• Publisher Details: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource (xiii, 193 pages), illustrations, maps
• Subjects: 427.9416; English language -- Dialects -- Northern Ireland; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Grammar & Punctuation; English language -- Dialects; Northern Ireland; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780748634309; 0748634304
• Related ISBNs: 0748634282; 9780748634286; 0748634290; 9780748634293
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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