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Green English
Loreto Todd
其他書名
Ireland's Influence on the English Language
出版O'Brien Press, 1999
主題Foreign Language Study / Celtic LanguagesLanguage Arts & Disciplines / GeneralLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / GeneralLanguage Arts & Disciplines / Linguistics / Historical & Comparative
ISBN086278543X9780862785437
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=PMtZAAAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Although English has been spoken in Ireland for eight centuries and used creatively in literature for over six centuries, Irish speakers did not simply adopt English; they grafted it onto a Gaelic stem, making it capable of expressing an Irish culture and world view. This book explores the origins and development of English in Ireland; how emigrants, missionaries and writers have influenced English world-wide; how it is used; and how the loss of a mother tongue can affect a nation's psyche, and whether the loss has been accompanied by abundant recompense.