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MCQUILLAN:NATIVE & NATURAL P/B (R)
Peter Mcquillan
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Paperback. Using the resources of contemporary linguistic theory, McQuillan sets out to analyse key words in the Irish language and their relationship to historical and cultural texts. The main thrust of the argument is that ideology has been shaped by these words. Series: Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays & Monographs S. Num Pages: 283 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2AFR; 2AGP; CFB; CFF. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 240 x 160. .
This book investigates a number of key terms in Irish -- duchas, duthaigh, dual and saoirse -- along with a number of associated terms and derivatives in order to show how their pragmatic, semantic and syntactic range evolved over time in relation to differing historical conditions, showing what characteristic features of the Irish language and of Irish cultural attitudes, practices and experiences can be identified through this analysis. The aim of the book is to establish the affiliations between these ranges and the sometimes catastrophic changes that beset the culture in which these concepts played such a defining role. The ... Read more
This book investigates a number of key terms in Irish -- duchas, duthaigh, dual and saoirse -- along with a number of associated terms and derivatives in order to show how their pragmatic, semantic and syntactic range evolved over time in relation to differing historical conditions, showing what characteristic features of the Irish language and of Irish cultural attitudes, practices and experiences can be identified through this analysis. The aim of the book is to establish the affiliations between these ranges and the sometimes catastrophic changes that beset the culture in which these concepts played such a defining role. The ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cork University Press
Number of pages
283
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Series
Critical Conditions: Field Day Essays & Monographs S.
Condition
New
Number of Pages
283
Place of Publication
Cork, Ireland
ISBN
9781859183649
SKU
V9781859183649
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About Peter Mcquillan
Peter McQuillan is Assistant Professor, Dept. of Classics and Keough Institute for Irish Studies, University of Notre Dame, USA
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