Provides empirical data on language use in Ireland in the private, official and public spheres, and also examines the use of Irish English as a reflection of so

Irish English, while having been the focus of investigations on a variety of linguistic levels, reveals a dearth of research on the pragmatic level. In the pres

English has been spoken in Ireland for over 800 years, making Irish English the oldest variety of the language outside Britain. This 2007 book traces the develo

Pragmatic Markers in Irish English offers 18 studies from the perspective of variational pragmatics by established and younger scholars with an interest in the

This book is a general introduction to the English spoken in Ireland, its most characteristic features, and its historical development. It provides a practical