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The Irish Language in the United States A Historical, Sociolinguistic, and Applied Linguistic Survey
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Edited by Thomas W. Ihde
ISBN: 0-89789-331-X
ISBN-13: 978-0-89789-331-2
184 pages, glossary, tables
Bergin & Garvey
Publication: 11/30/1993
List Price: $107.95 (UK Sterling Price: £59.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: Many Irish-Americans feel like outsiders when the topic turns to the Irish language. This collection of essays will inform them of the history of the language in America, the role this language plays in Irish-American identity, and the best way to go about learning it. The sociolinguistic essays concentrate on Irish as an American ethnic language, including interviews with native Irish speakers in the United States today, surveys of Irish usage, and an examination of letters by immigrants back to Ireland in the nineteenth century. Applied linguistic essays describe the Irish language student population in the United States, survey materials and methods used to teach Americans, and tell the story of one Irish language teacher in California whose work has led to great personal satisfaction and considerable Irish-American group solidarity. This is the first major work in English on the Irish language in America.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Scholarly Articles
  • The Irish Language in America by Lynn McGowan
  • Douglas Hyde and the United States by Risteárd Ó Glaisne
  • The Irish Language in Pennsylvania by Joseph Callahan
  • Irish as an American Ethnic Language by Jeffrey L. Kallen
  • A Native Speaker in the United States: Pádruig Mac a' Ghoill Discusses the Popularity and Teaching of Irish by Roslyn Blyn
  • Emigrant Letters from the Donegal Gaeltacht by Gréagóir Ó Dúill
  • A Survey of Irish Usage among Immigrants in the United States by Lynn McGowan
  • Irish-Language Students: Needs and Goals by Thomas W. Ihde
  • Irish-Language Acquisition: Teaching Materials and Approaches by Thomas W. Ihde
  • The Communicative Approach: Theory, Materials, and Assessment by Thomas W. Ihde
  • Teaching Irish in California: A Personal, Sociolinguistic, and Applied Linguistic Retrospective by James J. Duran
  • Personal Essays
  • "Gaeltacht Weekends" by Ethel Brogan
  • The Gaelic League: Pittsburgh Branch by Pádraig Coyne
  • Teaching Irish to Americans in Milwaukee by Dennis Doyle
  • Irish-Language Mass by Elizabeth O'Keefe Macey
  • An Teanga Mharthanach--The Dream and the Vision by Treasa Ní Laoi
  • Teaching the Irish Language in the New York Area by Riobárd Ó Cinnéide
  • Our Own Language by Caitlín Uí Mhurchadha and Liam Ó Murchadha
  • Glossary
  • Bibliography
  • Index
LC Card Number: 93-14046
LCC Class: PB1298
Dewey Class: 491.6
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