Craic Baby - Dispatches From a Rising Language

From the author of the bestselling Motherfoclóir, Non-fiction Irish Book of the Year.
A TLS BOOK OF THE YEAR.

What do we talk about when we talk about Irish? When we talk about saving or supporting a language do we mean the musical combination of syllables, or something more profound? How do new words enter a language, and what is the relationship between that strange dialect called Hiberno-English and its parent language?

Craic Baby picks up exactly where Motherfoclóir left off and explores the very new and very old parts of the Irish language from a personal perspective. While Motherfoclóir was steeped in memory and a father-son relationship, Craic Baby hinges on the beginnings of a father-daughter relationship, and how watching a child learn to communicate changes how you think about language.

Craic Baby will share more Irish words and issues connected to the language, in the same style as Motherfoclóir, but treated with greater confidence and more depth.

A propos de l'auteur

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.

Résumé

The follow-up to Motherfoclóir, 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.

Texte suppl.

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.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Darach O Seaghdha, Darach O'Seaghdha, Darach O''seaghdha, Darach O'Séaghdha
• Edition: Head of Zeus
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 30.06.2019
• EAN: 9781788545266
• ISBN: 978-1-78854-526-6
• Pages: 160
• Catégories: Ecole et pédagogie > Livres scolaires pour élèves; Littérature spécialisée > Histoire > Autres; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Linguistique générale et comparée; 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