A History of the Irish Language

From the Norman Invasion to Independence

Aidan Doyle (Lecturer, Lecturer, University College Cork)

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Oxford University Press
09 July 2015

linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Historical & comparative linguistics; Grammar, syntax; British & Irish history

In this book, Aidan Doyle traces the history of the Irish language from the time of the Norman invasion at the end of the 12th century to independence in 1922, combining political, cultural, and linguistic history. The book is divided into seven main chapters that focus on a specific period in the history of the language; they each begin with a discussion of the external history and position of the Irish language in the period, before moving on to investigate the important internal changes that took place at that time. A History of the Irish Language makes available for the first time material that has previously been inaccessible to students and scholars who cannot read Irish, and will be a valuable resource not only for undergraduate students of the language, but for all those interested in Irish history and culture.

By: Aidan Doyle (Lecturer Lecturer University College Cork)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 177mm, Spine: 17mm
Weight: 1g
ISBN: 9780198724766
ISBN 10: 0198724764
Pages: 322
Publication Date: 09 July 2015
Audience: College/higher education , A / AS level , Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction 2: The Anglo-Normans and their heritage (1200-1500) 3: The Tudors (1500-1600) 4: The Stuarts (1600-1700) 5: Two Irelands, two languages (1700-1800) 6: A new language for a new nation (1800-1870) 7: Revival (1870-1922) 8: The modernization of Irish (1870-1922) 9: Conclusion Glossary References Index

Aidan Doyle is a lecturer in the Department of Irish at University College Cork. His main research interests include the syntax and morphology of contemporary Irish, and the history of the Irish language. He has contributed to edited volumes published by Mouton de Gruyter, John Benjamins, and Peter Lang, and has published articles in Yearbook of Morphology, Eriu, and Folia Linguistica Historica.

Reviews for A History of the Irish Language: From the Norman Invasion to Independence

the historiography of the Irish language is vibrant at the moment, and Aidan Doyle has made a very constructive contribution to it. * Niall Ó Ciosáin, Historical Sociolinguistics *