The Secret Languages of Ireland - Brossura

Macalister, R. A. Stewart

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1107671507 ISBN 13: 9781107671508

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Riassunto

Originally published in 1937, this highly influential book examines the 'secret' languages of Ireland, particularly the Shelta tongue spoken by Irish Travellers, and the various written and spoken forms of Ogham. An appendix at the back allows for the translation of certain English words into a variety of languages, such as Bog-Latin and Bēarlagair na Sāer. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Ireland and the historical languages of its people.

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Descrizione del libro:

Originally published in 1937, this highly influential book examines the 'secret' languages of Ireland, particularly the Shelta tongue spoken by Irish Travellers, and the various written and spoken forms of Ogham. An appendix at the back allows for the translation of certain English words into a variety of languages.

Contenuti:

Introduction; 1. Ogham; 2. Cryptology; 3. Hisperic; 4. Bog-Latin; 5. The vagrants of Ireland; 6. Shelta; 7. Bēarlagair na Sāer; 8. Summary; Appendix. An English-jargon vocabulary; Index.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107671507
• ISBN 13: 9781107671508
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 296