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Irish English as Represented in Film

Shane Walshe author

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Peter Lang AG

Published:17th Nov '09

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This study is the first of its kind to analyse the representation of Irish English in film. Using a corpus of 50 films, ranging from John Ford’s The Informer (1935) to Lenny Abrahamson’s Garage (2007), the author examines the extent to which Irish English grammatical, discourse and lexical features are present in the films and provides a qualitative analysis of the accents in these works. The authenticity of the language is called into question and discussed in relation to the phenomenon of the Stage Irishman.

«This important study opens up new avenues for further interdisciplinary research and is an important addition to field of research on Irish English.»
(Carolina P. Amador-Moreno, Canadian Journal of Irish Studies 40/2017)

ISBN: 9783631586822

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 680g

432 pages

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