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New perspectives on Irish English /

Ireland has experienced momentous change in the last decade and a half. Migrants now make up a significant percentage of the population and the question of integration continues to be pertinent. One indicator of integration is language, and the fluency with which an L2 speaker uses L1 discourse mark...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Migge, Bettina, Ní Chiosáin, Máire
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 2012.
Colección:Varieties of English Around the World.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • New Perspectives on Irish English; Editorial page; Title page; LCC page; Table of contents; Contact details for contributors; Preface; References; Is Dublin English 'Alive Alive Oh'?; 1. Introduction; 2. Methodology; 2.1 The locus of study
  • Dublin's liberties; 2.2 Participants; 2.3 Variables and survey methods; 3. Morphosyntactic Variation; 3.1 Pronominals; 3.1.1 Data analysis and discussion; 3.2 Verb complement clauses; 3.2.1 Data analysis and discussion; 3.3 Northern subject rule; 3.3.1 Data analysis and discussion: Subject Type Constraint (STC)
  • 3.3.2 Data analysis and discussion: Subject Proximity Constraint (SPC)4. Phonological variation; 4.1 Rhoticity; 4.1.1 Data analysis and discussion; 4.2 Intrusive /r/; 4.2.1 Data analysis and discussion; 4.3 T-to-R; 4.3.1 Data analysis and discussion; 4.4 Alveolar stops; 4.4.1 Data analysis and discussion; 5. Conclusion; References; Linguistic change in Galway City English; 1. Introduction; 2. Review of the literature and discussion of methodology; 3. The demographic context of Bóthar Mór; 4. Data, data collection and data analysis; 5. Vowel features of English in Bóthar Mór; 5. 1 /e/-raising
  • 3.4 The Transfer hypothesis (Scaling)4. Map task; 5. Conclusions; References; Appendix; Linear mixed effects model formulae; Exploring grammatical differences between Irish and British English; 1. Introduction; 2. Aims and databases; 3. MODAL + be V-ing in standard varieties; 4. MODAL + be V-ing in nonstandard varieties; References; From Ireland to newfoundland; 1. Introduction; 2. Irish English perfect forms: Some historical background; 2.1 The medial-object perfect (MOP); 2.2 The simple past; 2.3 The be-perfect; 2.4 The continuative perfect; 2.5 The after-perfect
  • 3. The Irish in Newfoundland: A brief overview4. Data sources; 5. Findings; 5.1 NLE perfect forms with Irish affiliations: The after-perfect and the continuative; 5.1.1 The after-perfect; 5.1.2 The continuative perfect; 5.2 Differences in frequency of usage: The MOP and the have-perfect; 5.2.1 The medial-object perfect (MOP); 5.2.2 The have-perfect; 5.3 Less frequent perfect forms: the simple past and the be-perfect; 5.3.1 The simple past form; 5.3.2 The be-perfect; 6. Conclusion; References; "A cannot get a loan for more than six years now"; 1. Introduction