Essays about: "Irish loanwords"
Found 2 essays containing the words Irish loanwords.
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1. Irish loanwords in English varieties
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälleAbstract : This essay will discuss and research the width and frequency of Irish loanwords in contemporary English varieties. The meanings, uses, differences, similarities and collocations of selected words will be discussed and analyzed in order to find answers to the research questions asked. READ MORE
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2. Old Norse loanwords in modern Irish
University essay from Lunds universitet/Allmän språkvetenskapAbstract : This study questions the received wisdom that surviving Old Norse loanwords in modern Irish are fewer than 50 in number and are mostly shipping-related. The eventual goal is a complete survey of all Old Norse loanwords still “in common use in modern Irish” (Greene 1976: 80), since nothing of the sort has been found in the literature. READ MORE