Craic Baby - Dispatches From a Rising Language

Zusatztext In Craic Baby , Ó Séaghdha wants to address fundamental points about language in Ireland on a longish agenda. And he does it brilliantly' Irish Examiner . Informationen zum Autor Darach O'Séaghdha is the author of popular twitter account @theirishfor. He lives just outside Dublin, where he works as a civil servant during the day and explores language at night and in the early morning. Klappentext This follow-up to "Motherfocloir" continues to explore the Irish language, combining the lexical choices of the old world with the needs of the very new. "Craic Baby"'s personal insights are coloured by the beginnings of parenthood, differentiating this look at the Irish language from the prequel which was steeped in memory and the author's own upbringing. Zusammenfassung The follow-up to Motherfocloir, exploring the Irish language, both the very old and the very new. Craic Baby hinges on how watching a child learn to communicate changes how you think about language.

Product details

• Authors: Darach O Seaghdha, Darach O. Seaghdha, Darach O'Seaghdha, Darach O''seaghdha, Darach O'Séaghdha
• Publisher: Head of Zeus
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2018
• EAN: 9781788545259
• ISBN: 978-1-78854-525-9
• No. of pages: 256
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social & cultural history, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Etymology, HISTORY / Europe / Ireland, Ireland, Slang & dialect humour, HUMOR / Topic / Language, Language: history & general works, Social and cultural history, Non Fiction, Slang and dialect humour, Language: history and general works