ISBN:
019927343X
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9780199273430
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (viii, 253 p)
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23 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version Wars of Words : The Politics of Language in Ireland 1537-2004
DDC:
306.449415
Keywords:
Irish language Political aspects
;
Language policy History
Abstract:
Wars of Words is the first comprehensive survey of the politics of language in Ireland during the colonial and post-colonial periods. Challenging received notions, Tony Crowley presents a complex, fascinating, and often surprising history which has suffered greatly in the past from over-simplification. Beginning with Henry VIII's Act for English Order, Habit, and Language (1537) and ending with the Republic of Ireland's Official Languages Act (2003) andthe introduction of language rights under the legislation proposed by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (2004), this clear and acces
Description / Table of Contents:
Contents; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction: Language acquisition; 2. Reforming the Word and the words of the Irish, 1537-1607; 3. Language, God, and the struggle for history, 1607-1690; 4. Education, antiquity, and the beginnings of linguistic nationalism, 1690-1789; 5. Culture, politics, and the language question, 1789-1876; 6. Language and revolution, 1876-1922; 7. The languages of the island of Ireland, 1922-2004; 8. Post-Agreement Script: writers and the language questions; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-233) and index
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199273430.001.0001
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