Irish English as Represented in Film

The Author: Shane Walshe studied English and German at the National University of Ireland, Galway. He has lectured at the universities of Bamberg and Zurich and worked as a dialect coach in theatre. His main areas of interest are varieties of English, perceptual dialectology and second language acquisition. The author has presented papers at international conferences in South Korea, Spain and Poland.

• Contents: Irish English – Hiberno-English – Accent in film – Dialect coaches – Linguistic stereotypes – Language acquisition – Perceptual dialectology – Literary dialect – Accent hallucination.

«This important study opens up new avenues for further interdisciplinary research and is an important addition to field of research on Irish English.»(Carolina P. Amador-Moreno, Canadian Journal of Irish Studies 40/2017)