Irish English and Contemporary Literary Writing

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Abbreviations ix
5. Maps xi
6. Irish English 1
7. Bilingualism and Substrate Influence 35
8. The Influence of Irish on Perfect Marking in Hiberno-English 51
9. The Emerging Irish Phonological Substratum in Irish English 73
10. The Syntax of Belfast English 89
11. Aspects of Prosody in Hiberno-English 109
12. Confusion of Dentality and Alveolarity in Dialects of Hiberno-English 133
13. Diphtongization of (o) in Claddagh Hiberno-English 153
14. The Lexicon of Hiberno-English 171
15. Irish English and Contemporary Literary Writing 189
16. The Role of Irish English in the Formation of New World Englishes 207
17. A Tale of Two Georges 227
18. Index 255