Title Sounds Irish : the Irish language in Australia / Dymphna Lonergan

Published Adelaide : Lythrum Press, 2004

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MELB	491.620994 Lon/Sit		AVAILABLE

Description x, 145 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents Machine derived contents note: Chapter 1 The Sweetest and Swiftest Tongue 1 -- Chapter 2 The Irish Language and Australian English: -- Crack on to a sheila 14 -- Chapter 3 Writing Irish Australia: -- Bulls, blunders and follies 34 -- Chapter 4 Irish Words in Australian Writing: -- lrin go brach: Ireland forever 47 -- Chapter 5 Smidirini 76 -- Fragments Summary This book traces Irish language words, phrases and references in Australian newspapers, poetry, novels and in Australian English. A detailed glossary of Irish words in Australian writing shows just how important this contribution to Australian English has been Notes Includes index Bibliography Bibliography, pages 121-139 Notes Includes some texts in Irish Subject Irish language -- Social aspects -- Australia. Australian literature -- 19th century. Irish language -- Vocabulary. Australian literature -- 20th century. English language -- Australia. Irish Australians -- History Irish language -- Australia. English language -- Australia -- Foreign elements -- Irish Irish -- Australia -- History. Irish language -- Australia -- History. Genre/Form History. LC no. 2005360482 ISBN 1921013001 :

Other Titles Irish language in Australia

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