Varieties of English: varieties of literature. Some notes on Irish English and ELT

Varieties of English: varieties of literature. Some notes on Irish English and ELT

The aim of this paper is to show that the use of texts written in non-standard varieties of English, such as Irish English (or Hiberno-English), could be a valuable complement to language teaching and language learning. The paper concentrates on a number of linguistic features which are characteris...

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Main Author: Carolina P Amador Moreno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Irish Association for Applied Linguistics 2019-07-01
Series:Teanga: The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics
Subjects:
Irish English
ELT
Non-standard English
Hiberno-English
Language teaching
Patrick MacGill
Online Access:https://journal.iraal.ie/index.php/teanga/article/view/152
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spelling doaj-c445ff32f8154f12b2d0f167523f67cb2020-11-25T03:07:55ZengThe Irish Association for Applied LinguisticsTeanga: The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics 0332-205X2565-63252019-07-0122Varieties of English: varieties of literature. Some notes on Irish English and ELTCarolina P Amador Moreno0University of Extremadura The aim of this paper is to show that the use of texts written in non-standard varieties of English, such as Irish English (or Hiberno-English), could be a valuable complement to language teaching and language learning. The paper concentrates on a number of linguistic features which are characteristic of this variety of English and which appear in the works of Irish writers. Special attention is paid to the work of Donegal author Patrick MacGill, and excerpts from his early novels are used as an example of Irish English writing. https://journal.iraal.ie/index.php/teanga/article/view/152Irish EnglishELTNon-standard EnglishHiberno-EnglishLanguage teachingPatrick MacGill
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Varieties of English: varieties of literature. Some notes on Irish English and ELT
Teanga: The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics
Irish English
ELT
Non-standard English
Hiberno-English
Language teaching
Patrick MacGill
author_facet Carolina P Amador Moreno
author_sort Carolina P Amador Moreno
title Varieties of English: varieties of literature. Some notes on Irish English and ELT
title_short Varieties of English: varieties of literature. Some notes on Irish English and ELT
title_full Varieties of English: varieties of literature. Some notes on Irish English and ELT
title_fullStr Varieties of English: varieties of literature. Some notes on Irish English and ELT
title_full_unstemmed Varieties of English: varieties of literature. Some notes on Irish English and ELT
title_sort varieties of english: varieties of literature. some notes on irish english and elt
publisher The Irish Association for Applied Linguistics
series Teanga: The Journal of the Irish Association for Applied Linguistics
issn 0332-205X
2565-6325
publishDate 2019-07-01
description The aim of this paper is to show that the use of texts written in non-standard varieties of English, such as Irish English (or Hiberno-English), could be a valuable complement to language teaching and language learning. The paper concentrates on a number of linguistic features which are characteristic of this variety of English and which appear in the works of Irish writers. Special attention is paid to the work of Donegal author Patrick MacGill, and excerpts from his early novels are used as an example of Irish English writing.
topic Irish English
ELT
Non-standard English
Hiberno-English
Language teaching
Patrick MacGill
url https://journal.iraal.ie/index.php/teanga/article/view/152
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