Slanguage by Bernard Share

Slanguage by Bernard Share

Drawing on a rich heritage of Irish, English, Ulster Scots, Shelta, Hindustani, Swahili and many other linguistic resources, Hiberno-English has retained both its inventiveness and its vigor in a country which now plays host to some 167 languages, suggesting that Ireland will continue to make new words for old in the spirit of its own highly distinctive idiom. From the reviews of previous editions. This is worth its weight in gold-dust, for at last we have a proper, and often improper, dictionary of Irish slang.-Hugh Leonard, Sunday Independent. Joyce would have loved it.-John Boland, The Times (London). The book can take its place on the shelf beside the great Eric Partridge himself and there is no greater tribute.-Sean McMahon, Irish Independent. Slanguage is an exceptionally well researched work of reference.-John Slevin, RTE Guide. Much of the book is a joy to read.-Brian Griffin, International Journal of Lexicography. This is quite simply an outstandingly brilliant piece of Sherlock-Holmesing, characterized by both authenticity and wit.-Aubrey Malone, Books Ireland.

Bernard Share is a well-known critic, author, and educator. He is the former editor of Cara, Aer Lingus' in-flight magazine; and the author of numerous novels, including the bestselling The Emergency, a popular chronicle of Irish life during WWII, and the humorous Inish, a novel first published in 1966 and re-issued in 2009, which Spike Milligan described as the funniest book he had ever read on several occasions. Bernard Share has taught modern literature courses in both Ireland and Australia. Slanguage has received critical and financial acclaim in prior incarnations.

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ISBN 13	9780717143900
ISBN 10	0717143902
Title	Slanguage
Author	Bernard Share
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Gill
Year published	2008-09-12
Number of pages	432
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