’she bes delighted with herself’ : Habitual marking in Irish English

The habitual aspect has been a feature of Irish English for centuries. How it has evolved may have had a lot to do with contact between Standard English and the Celtic language, Irish, spoken in Ireland. As time passes does the impact which these two languages have had on each other weaken? How has...

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Main Author: Curtis, Hugh
Format: Others
Language:English
Published: Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för kultur och lärande 2014
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-24115
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Summary:The habitual aspect has been a feature of Irish English for centuries. How it has evolved may have had a lot to do with contact between Standard English and the Celtic language, Irish, spoken in Ireland. As time passes does the impact which these two languages have had on each other weaken? How has a major feature of Irish English, the habitual aspect, fared in the digital world? This essay executes some digital detective work and finds that habitual markers do be always there…