"Talkin' Different" : Linguistic Diversity and the Irish Traveller Minority
ISBN: 9781443814782
Platform/Publisher: Ebook Central / Cambridge Scholars Publishing
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Subjects: Social Science; Language/ Linguistics;

The Irish Travellers areaone of Ireland'saoldest minorities, a minority who have frequently lived on the margins of the majority or settled community. This volume explores linguistic change amongst this cultural group Otheraa particular focus on the influence of the educational system. This book analyses whether increased attendance by young Traveller women in secondary education is influencing long-term change in linguistic usage and speech patterns. The tendency for convergence/non-converg..."


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