The Grammar of Irish English: Language in Hibernian Style
This book offers a descriptive and contact-linguistic account of the grammar of Irish English, also known as "Hiberno-English." It examines Hiberno-English dialects past and present and their distinctive grammatical features. Special attention is paid to similarities between Hiberno-English and the other Celtic-influenced varieties of English spoken in Scotland and Wales.
Учебное пособие по истории английского языка для студентов и аспирантов лингвистических вузов и факультетов. Включает лекции, образцы текстов и словарь.
Weeds in the Garden of Words: Further Observations on the Tangled History of the English
Kate Burridge follows the international success of Blooming English with another entertaining excursion into the ever-changing nature of the complex and captivating English language. If language is a glorious garden, filled with exotic hybrids as well as traditional heritage specimens, then weeds will also thrive on its fertile grounds. Linguistic weeds may be defined as pronunciations or constructions that are no longer used.