Slanguage: A Dictionary of Slang and Colloquial English in Ireland: A Dictionary of Irish Slang and Colloquial English in Ireland - Brossura

Share, Bernard

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0717143902 ISBN 13: 9780717143900

Casa editrice: Gill & Macmillan, 2008

Riassunto

Doolally, on the batter, Belfast confetti, pure mule, mingi man, crawthumper, cojun box, flag hopper and fecker...come here till I tell you!
Hiberno-English is the common speech of Ireland at all social levels. Its continuing vigour and individuality is triumphantly illustrated in Bernard Share's invaluable Dictionary of Irish slang and colloquial English in Ireland. With upwards of 500 new entries and an almost equal number of additions to existing headwords, this third edition of Slanguage offers a clear challenge to those who argue that there is little to distinguish Hiberno-English as an idiom in its own right.
Drawing on a rich heritage of Irish, English, Ulster Scots, Shelta, Hindustani, Swahili and many other linguistic resources, Hiberno-English has retained both its inventiveness and its vigour in a country which now plays host to some 167 languages, suggesting that Ireland will continue to make new words for old in the spirit of its own highly distinctive idiom.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: Gill & Macmillan
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0717143902
• ISBN 13: 9780717143900
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero edizione: 3
• Numero di pagine: 412