Ethnicity and Language Change
English in (London)Derry, Northern Ireland
1st Edition
Published on 8. March 2001
XX, 244 pages
978-90-272-9930-7 (ISBN)
Description
Part sociolinguistic, part ethnographic, this book takes up the neglected question of how ethnic division interacts with variation and change in Northern Irish English. It identifies an idealised folk model of harmonious
communities, in spite of the social divide and open conflict that have long affected the region; this model affects daily life and sociolinguistic studies alike. A reading of sociolinguistic studies from the region reveals
ethnolinguistic differentiation. Qualitative analysis of material from (London)Derry shows people often stressing tolerance in their community, while accounts of their activities contain evidence of ethnic division and strife. Quantitative analysis charts six changes in (London)Derry English. Variation correlates to varying degrees with age, ethnicity, class, sex and social network. The ethnic dimension, while not the most important parameter in all cases, plays a role in relation to all the changes examined.
communities, in spite of the social divide and open conflict that have long affected the region; this model affects daily life and sociolinguistic studies alike. A reading of sociolinguistic studies from the region reveals
ethnolinguistic differentiation. Qualitative analysis of material from (London)Derry shows people often stressing tolerance in their community, while accounts of their activities contain evidence of ethnic division and strife. Quantitative analysis charts six changes in (London)Derry English. Variation correlates to varying degrees with age, ethnicity, class, sex and social network. The ethnic dimension, while not the most important parameter in all cases, plays a role in relation to all the changes examined.
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Content
- ETHNICITY AND LANGUAGE CHANGE
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC data
- Dedication
- Contents
- Tables
- Figures
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgements
- Chapter 1. Introduction: a question of ethnicity
- Chapter 2. Fieldwork and methods
- Chapter 3. Sociolinguistics in Northern Ireland
- Chapter 4. Northern Ireland ethnicity
- Chapter 5. Phonological variation and change in LDE
- Chapter 6. Conclusion: ethnicity and change in LDE
- Appendix. Transcription conventions and glossary
- References
- Index
