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Rothaí
Member Username: Rothaí
Post Number: 84 Registered: 04-2010
| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 01:50 pm: | |
A chairde, There's a newly released book (Summer 2011) entitled "The Dialects of Irish," by Raymond Hickey, ISBN 978-3-11-023804-4, e-ISBN 978-3-11-023830-3, and ISSN 1861-4302,that is well worth mentioning here. This book is a goldmine of information on the dialects of Irish, starting with the introductory material on the Irish language today and research into the various aspects of who uses the language. The author does justice to the sound system of Irish (phonology, palatal/non-palatal distinctions, with a thorough study of the three main dialects of Irish, with careful attention to the locations - right down to specific towns and areas - to differences in sonorants, Western, Northern, and Southern features, the prosody of Irish, and the differences in stresses, just to name a few areas. What I've written above doesn't really indicate the breadth of the book, but I wanted to at least mention the book and also the accompanying DVD (included in back cover), which provides valuable audio material to support the analyses contained in the book, as well as additional reference material and maps to help the reader understand the location of the Irish dialects. The book may very well be a must-have for anyone at the advanced level of studying Irish, but it's definitely readable and a valuable source of information on Irish dialects for intermediate-level students also. David Fáilte roimh cheartúcháin, go raibh maith agaibh. |
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Lughaidh
Member Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 4018 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 04:46 pm: | |
Chonaic mé i, ach ta si gomh daor sin, in ainm Dé... silim go n-iarrfaidh mé ar leabharlainn na hollscoile i a dh'ordu, agus ghéanfaidh mé cupla fotachoip :-) Learn Irish pronunciation here: http://loig.cheveau.ifrance.com/irish/irishsounds/irishsounds.html & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/ |
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Davemc
Member Username: Davemc
Post Number: 9 Registered: 04-2008
| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 05:17 pm: | |
Níl sé ach €109 ar bookdepository.co.uk...ceannóidh mé dha chóip. |
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Seáinín
Member Username: Seáinín
Post Number: 5 Registered: 09-2011
| Posted on Sunday, October 16, 2011 - 10:25 pm: | |
Ón bhfoilsitheoir (De Gruyter Mouton): The book offers a comprehensive overview of forms of modern Irish within a general linguistic framework. Starting with information on the sociolinguistics of modern Irish and on the overall sound system of the language, it then proceeds with a tripartite division of the present-day language into northern, western and southern Irish. It gives specific information on the features of each dialect and considers many sub-divisions, using maps and tables to illustrate clearly what is the subject of discussion. There are several innovations in the book, such as a system of lexical sets which facilitate the description and analysis of variation and change in modern Irish. The data for the book stems from recordings of more than 200 speakers and all the statements made about the structure of Irish are based on native speakers' speech samples. These are supplied online with a software interface which allows users to quickly orient themselves among the varieties of Irish via clickable maps. A number of further issues are focused on in the book, such as the possibility of dialect reconstruction and the use of place-name evidence for determining the earlier distribution of Irish. Additional historical and background information is provided so that scholars and students without any previous knowledge of the language can readily grasp the themes and issues discussed. Agus níl sé ach $180 ar Amazon.com. ;-) Seáinín |
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Lughaidh
Member Username: Lughaidh
Post Number: 4019 Registered: 01-2005
| Posted on Monday, October 17, 2011 - 06:13 am: | |
quote:Níl sé ach €109 ar bookdepository.co.uk...ceannóidh mé dha chóip. Maith thú, má tá tú saidhbhir, ach níl mise! Learn Irish pronunciation here: http://loig.cheveau.ifrance.com/irish/irishsounds/irishsounds.html & http://fsii.gaeilge.org/ |
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