History of the Irish Language - From the Norman Invasion to Independence

Zusatztext the historiography of the Irish language is vibrant at the moment, and Aidan Doyle has made a very constructive contribution to it. Informationen zum Autor Aidan Doyle is a lecturer in the Department of Irish at University College Cork. His main research interests include the syntax and morphology of contemporary Irish, and the history of the Irish language. He has contributed to edited volumes published by Mouton de Gruyter, John Benjamins, and Peter Lang, and has published articles in Yearbook of Morphology, Ériu, and Folia Linguistica Historica. Klappentext This book traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion to independence. Aidan Doyle addresses both the shifting position of Irish in society and the important internal linguistic changes that have taken place! and combines political! cultural! and linguistic history. Zusammenfassung This book traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion to independence. Aidan Doyle addresses both the shifting position of Irish in society and the important internal linguistic changes that have taken place, and combines political, cultural, and linguistic history. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Introduction; 2 The Anglo-Normans and their heritage (1200-1500); 3 The Tudors (1500-1600); 4 The Stuarts (1600-1700); 5 Two Irelands! two languages (1700-1800); 6 A new language for a new nation (1800-1870); 7 Revival (1870-1922); 8 The modernization of Irish (1870-1922); 9 Conclusion; Glossary; References; Index

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• Authors: Aidan Doyle, Aidan (Lecturer Doyle, Doyle Aidan
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 09.07.2015
• EAN: 9780198724759
• ISBN: 978-0-19-872475-9
• No. of pages: 322
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; European History, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, HISTORY / Europe / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Grammar & Punctuation, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Syntax, Sociolinguistics, British & Irish history, Irish Gaelic, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Historical & comparative linguistics, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Historical and comparative linguistics