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100 1 _aJoyce, P. W.
_q(Patrick Weston),
_d1827-1914
245 1 0 _aEnglish As We Speak It in Ireland
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2010
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2010-11-08
508 _aE-text prepared by Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"English As We Speak It in Ireland" by P. W. Joyce is a linguistic study written in the early 20th century. This work explores the unique dialect of English spoken in Ireland, detailing its significant influences from both the Irish language and Old English, as well as its evolution through local usage. Joyce aims to provide a comprehensive analysis of the Anglo-Irish dialect, highlighting both its vocabulary and idiomatic expressions. The opening of the book serves as a preface where Joyce outlines his motivations and experiences in compiling this linguistic resource. He discusses the need for deeper analysis of the Anglo-Irish dialect, as previous writings have largely focused on superficial lists of dialectical words and phrases. In this early section, Joyce also reflects on the influences shaping Irish English, detailing his extensive research and the diverse sources that contributed to his collection, from his own recollections to contributions from others, folklore, and literature. This sets the foundation for a detailed examination of the dialect throughout the subsequent chapters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aIreland -- Social life and customs
653 _aEnglish language -- Dialects -- Ireland
653 _aPopular culture -- Ireland
653 _aIreland -- Languages
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34251
999 _c75097
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