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Sociolinguistics in Ireland
Raymond Hickey (Ed.)
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Description for Sociolinguistics in Ireland
Hardback. Sociolinguistics in Ireland takes a fresh look at the interface of language and society in present-day Ireland. In a series of specially commissioned chapters it examines the relationship of the Irish and English languages and traces their dynamic development both in history and at present. Editor(s): Hickey, Raymond. Num Pages: 424 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DBR; CFB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 25. Weight in Grams: 690.
Sociolinguistics in Ireland takes a fresh look at the interface of language and society in present-day Ireland. In a series of specially commissioned chapters it examines the relationship of the Irish and English languages and traces their dynamic development both in history and at present.
Sociolinguistics in Ireland takes a fresh look at the interface of language and society in present-day Ireland. In a series of specially commissioned chapters it examines the relationship of the Irish and English languages and traces their dynamic development both in history and at present.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
424
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137453464
SKU
V9781137453464
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99-15
About Raymond Hickey (Ed.)
Raymond Hickey studied at Trinity College, Dublin and in Kiel, Germany. He has held professorial appointments at four German universities. His main research interests are sociolinguistics, varieties of English, eighteenth century English, the Irish language alongside general questions of language contact and change on which he has published widely.
Reviews for Sociolinguistics in Ireland
The book may be useful for undergraduate classes focused on sociolinguistics more generally, but is certainly of high value to more advanced scholarship on the specific matter of the study of languages in Ireland. ... This volume presents a wide variety of methods and theoretical perspectives and ranges in scale from a close scrutiny of phonetic changes to broad historical ... Read more