The Grammar of Irish English - Language in Hibernian Style

Irish English, also termed 'Anglo-Irish' or 'Hiberno-English', as in this book, is not usually perceived as having a grammatical system of its own. Markku Filppula here challenges this misconception and offers a descriptive and contact-linguistic account of the grammar of Hiberno-English.
Drawing on a wide range of authentic materials documenting Hiberno-English dialects past and present Filppula examines:
* the most distinctive grammatical features of these dialects
* relationships with earlier and other regional varieties of English
* the continuing influence of the Irish language on Hiberno-English
* similarities between Hiberno-English and other Celtic-influenced varieties of English spoken in Scotland and Wales
The Grammar of Irish English is a comprehensive empirical study which will be an essential reference for scholars of Hiberno-English and of value to all those working in the field of Germanic linguistics.

List of contents

1. Introduction 2. The English Language in Ireland 3. Major Issues in the Study of Hiberno-English 4. Databases and Methods 5. The Noun Phrase 6. The Verb Phrase 7. Questions, Responses, and Negation 8. The Complex Sentence 9. Prepositional Usage 10. Focusing Devices 11. Discussion and Conclusions

About the author

Markku Filppula

Summary

This work offers a descriptive and contact-linguistic account of the grammar of Irish English, also known as 'Hiberno-English'. It examines Hiberno_English dialects past and present and their distinctive grammatical features

Product details

• Authors: Markku Filppula, Filppula Markku
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.06.1999
• EAN: 9780415145244
• ISBN: 978-0-415-14524-4
• No. of pages: 356
• Weight: 810 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Series: Routledge Studies in Germanic Linguistics
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Literature: history & criticism, Language: history & general works, Grammar, syntax & morphology, Grammar, syntax and morphology, Literature: history and criticism, Language: history and general works