A Dictionary of Hiberno English

Terence Patrick Dolan

ISBN 10: 071719020X / ISBN 13: 9780717190201

Verlag: Gill, IE, 2020

Beschreibung

The Dictionary of Hiberno-English is the leading reference book on Hiberno-English - the form of English commonly spoken in Ireland. It connects the spoken and the written language, and is a unique national dictionary that bears witness to Irish history, struggles and the creative identities found in Ireland.Reflecting the social, political, religious and financial changes of people's ever-evolving lives, it contains words and expressions not usually seen in a dictionary, such as 'kibosh', 'smithereens', 'Peggy's Leg', 'hames', 'yoke', 'blaa', 'banjax' and 'lubán'. It is a celebration of an irrepressible gift for the creative, expressive and reckless manipulation of the English language! 'Fascinating' Ray D'Arcy.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers LU-9780717190201

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: A Dictionary of Hiberno English
• Verlag: Gill, IE
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2020
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 071719020X
• ISBN-13: 9780717190201
• Einband: Hardback
• Auflage: 3. Auflage
• Zustand: New
• Gewicht: 528 Gramm

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Inhaltsangabe

The Dictionary of Hiberno-English is the leading reference book on Hiberno-English – the form of English commonly spoken in Ireland. It connects the spoken and the written language, and is a unique national dictionary that bears witness to Irish history, struggles and the creative identities found in Ireland.

Reflecting the social, political, religious and financial changes of people’s ever-evolving lives, it contains words and expressions not usually seen in a dictionary, such as ‘kibosh’, ‘smithereens’, ‘Peggy’s Leg’, ‘hames’, ‘yoke’, ‘blaa’, ‘banjax’ and ‘lubán’. It is a celebration of an irrepressible gift for the creative, expressive and reckless manipulation of the English language!

 

‘Fascinating’ Ray D’Arcy

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Terence P. Dolan is Professor Emeritus in English Literature in University College Dublin and a former Director of the James Joyce Summer School.  He is an authority on Old and Middle English as well as Hiberno-English.