Slanguage

A Dictionary of Irish Slang and Colloquial English in Ireland

Häftad, Engelska, 2008

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Doolally, on the batter, Belfast confetti, pure mule, crawthumper, flag hopper and fecker…come here till I tell you! Hiberno-English is the common speech of Ireland at all social levels. Its continuing vigour and individuality is triumphantly illustrated here.

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Utgivningsdatum2008-09-12
Mått156 x 232 x 24 mm
Vikt661 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor432
Upplaga3
FörlagGill
ISBN9780717143900

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Bernard Share is a distinguished critic, writer and teacher. He is a former editor of Cara, the Aer Lingus in-flight magazine; the author of many books, including the bestselling The Emergency, a popular account of Irish life during World War II and the hilarious Inish, a novel originally published in 1966 and re-issued in 2009: Spike Milligan said on more than one occasion that it was the funniest book he had ever read. Bernard Share has been a lecturer in modern literature both in Ireland and Australia. The previous editions of Slanguage appeared to critical and commercial acclaim.