Sociolinguistics in Ireland [Hardcover]

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. A range of topical issues are dealt with such as language and the media as well as the most recent sociolinguistic developments in Ireland. The historical section tells the story of emigration from Ireland to overseas locations and shows how Irish and English interacted through the centuries and how attempts at reviving Irish have coloured Irish politics and education in the past century or so. The contemporary section deals with matters such as language use in present-day Ireland, code-switching between Irish and English, the study of Irish English using modern technology and its prevalence in films produced in Ireland.PART I: LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY IN CONTEMPORARY IRELAND
1. English in Ireland: Development and Varieties; Raymond Hickey
2. The Irish Language in Present-day Ireland ; Brian ? Cath?in
3. The Irish Language and the Media; Iarfhlaith Watson
4. Irish-English Code-switching: a Sociolinguistic Perspective; Siobh?n N? Laoire
5. The Sociolinguistics of Language Use in Ireland; Anne Barron and Irina Pandarova
PART II: LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY IN IRISH HISTORY
6. Language Relations in Early Ireland; Patricia Ronan
7. From Early Modern Ireland to the Great Famine; Liam Mac Math?na
8. Language Shift and Language Revival in Ireland; Regina U? Chollat?in
9. Language, Politics andlSÊ