Hickey The Dialects of Irish

Study of a Changing Landscape
1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-3-11-023830-3
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 519 Seiten

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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.

Zielgruppe

All Linguists with an Interest in Dialectology, Phonology, Celtic

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hickey, Raymond

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Einzelne Sprachen & Sprachfamilien
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Dialektologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Preface;6
2;Contents;8
3;I Introduction;14
3.1;1. The Irish language today;16
3.1.1;1.1. Irish and the government of Ireland;17
3.1.2;1.2. Irish and the European Union;18
3.1.3;1.3. Irish as an official language;18
3.1.4;1.4. The Irish language in modern Ireland;19
3.2;2. Who speaks Irish?;22
3.2.1;2.1. Census 2006 – Irish Language;24
3.2.2;2.2. Use of Irish and the Gaeltacht areas;26
3.2.3;2.3. Shifts in language use;28
3.2.4;2.4. How many native speakers of Irish are there?;29
3.2.5;2.5. Irish in urban settings;30
3.2.6;2.6. Census 2006 again;31
3.2.7;2.7. Commissioned study of Irish in the Gaeltacht;32
3.2.8;2.8. The position of Irish in the recent past;32
3.2.8.1;2.8.1. Diglossia in present-day Ireland;36
3.2.8.2;2.8.2. Vernacular Irish in the Gaeltacht;37
4;II The sound system of Irish;40
4.1;1. Introduction;42
4.1.1;1.1. Transcription practice;42
4.1.2;1.2. Statements about Irish phonology;44
4.2;2. Phonology;46
4.2.1;2.1. Voice and length distinctions;46
4.2.2;2.2. The palatal / non-palatal distinction;48
4.2.3;2.3. Independent and dependent segments;52
4.2.4;2.4. Pairwise notation;54
4.2.5;2.5. Lexical sets for Irish;57
4.2.5.1;2.5.1. Subdivision of S;58
4.2.5.2;2.5.2. Height levels in vowel space;64
4.2.5.3;2.5.3. Relative frequencies of sounds;67
4.2.5.4;2.5.4. Sounds not found in all dialects;82
4.2.6;2.6. Phonotactics;83
4.2.6.1;2.6.1. The structure of syllable onsets;83
4.2.6.2;2.6.2. The structure of syllable codas;85
4.2.6.3;2.6.3. Assimilation;86
4.2.7;2.7. Initial mutations;88
4.2.7.1;2.7.1. Lenition;89
4.2.7.2;2.7.2. Nasalisation;91
4.2.7.3;2.7.3. Zero mutation;93
4.2.8;2.8. Polarisation;93
4.2.8.1;2.8.1. Palatalisation;94
4.2.8.2;2.8.2. De-palatalisation (velarisation);94
4.2.9;2.9. Changes to both ends of words;95
4.2.10;2.10. A broader perspective;97
4.3;3. Phonological studies;101
4.3.1;3.1. Mid-twentieth century dialect studies;101
4.3.2;3.2. Seanchas collections;103
4.3.3;3.3. Overview studies of dialects;104
4.3.4;3.4. The Doegen tapes and other recordings;111
4.3.5;3.5. Analysing Irish phonology;112
4.3.5.1;3.5.1. The range of variation;114
4.3.5.2;3.5.2. Dialects and models of pronunciation;115
4.3.5.3;3.5.3. The lárchanúint;116
5;III The dialects of Irish;118
5.1;1. Background;120
5.1.1;1.1. The decline of Irish;122
5.1.1.1;1.1.1. Reconstructing historical distributions;124
5.1.1.2;1.1.2. The topographical argument;130
5.1.2;1.2. Formation of the dialects;131
5.1.3;1.3. Locations and names;132
5.1.3.1;1.3.1. North-West Donegal;134
5.1.3.2;1.3.2. South-West Donegal;135
5.1.3.3;1.3.3. North-West Mayo;135
5.1.3.4;1.3.4. South Mayo;137
5.1.3.5;1.3.5. North Galway;138
5.1.3.6;1.3.6. West Galway and the Aran Islands;139
5.1.3.7;1.3.7. Ráth Chairn, Co. Meath;141
5.1.3.8;1.3.8. North-West Kerry;142
5.1.3.9;1.3.9. West Kerry;143
5.1.3.10;1.3.10. South-West Cork;144
5.1.3.11;1.3.11. Cape Clear;145
5.1.3.12;1.3.12. West Waterford;145
5.2;2. Collecting data on Irish dialects;147
5.2.1;2.1. Data collection for Samples of Spoken Irish;148
5.2.2;2.2. Sample sentences with lexical sets for Irish;150
5.3;3. Features of dialects;157
5.3.1;3.1. Isoglosses in Irish dialectology;158
5.3.2;3.2. Differences in scope between dialects;163
5.3.2.1;3.2.1. Metathesis;164
5.3.2.2;3.2.2. Epenthesis;166
5.3.2.3;3.2.3. Phonetic palatalisation / affrication;169
5.3.3;3.3. Recessive features;175
5.3.4;3.4. Common features and their realisations;179
5.3.4.1;3.4.1. Western and Northern features;186
5.3.4.2;3.4.2. Northern features;191
5.3.4.3;3.4.3. Western features;201
5.3.4.4;3.4.4. Western and Southern features;209
5.3.4.5;3.4.5. South-Western features;210
5.3.4.6;3.4.6. South-Central features;215
5.3.5;3.5. Dialect realisations of lexical sets;218
5.3.5.1;3.5.1. Consonantal lexical sets;220
5.3.5.1.1;3.5.1.1. Labial stops and fricatives;220
5.3.5.1.2;3.5.1.2. Dental stops and fricatives;224
5.3.5.1.3;3.5.1.3. Velar stops and fricatives;227
5.3.5.1.4;3.5.1.4. Sonorants;233
5.3.5.1.4.1;3.5.1.4.1. Degrees of contrast with sonorants;235
5.3.5.1.4.2;3.5.1.4.2. Different types of r-sounds;238
5.3.5.1.4.3;3.5.1.4.3. Sonorants in Southern Irish;239
5.3.5.1.4.4;3.5.1.4.4. Variation and contrast;243
5.3.5.1.4.5;3.5.1.4.5. Sonorant lexical sets;247
5.3.5.2;3.5.2. Vocalic lexical sets;252
5.3.5.2.1;3.5.2.1. Realisation of inherited

Über Autor(innen)

Hickey, Raymond
Raymond Hickey, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany.