Hiberno-English

or indeed exclusively in the English language. It follows that the knowledge of the Irish Language is not required for the performance of the duties which teaching of the kind at issue specifically entails. The national court has to decide whether the linguistic requirement in question is justified ‘by reason of the nature of the post to be filled’. The Irish Constitution says: 1) The Irish language as the national language is the first official language, 2) The English language is recognized as a

The play ‘Translations’ is set in a Gaelic-speaking, Hedge school in Northern Ireland, 1833. Brian Friel explores the modernization affect individuals and communities that occurred as a result of the conquering English language. He examines how language shapes reality, whilst questioning the assumption that any two people can share the same reality; ideas can be translated between cultures without necessarily being altered. The play offers a parable about the fate of a parochial attitude for those

The conflict between the English and the Irish has had many negative effects on Irish culture and traditions. The Irish language in particular has suffered dramatically from the presence of the English on the island. When the English gained control of Ireland, they forced their language upon the people there, and by the end of the nineteenth century, the Irish Gaelic language was almost extinct. Since then the language has made somewhat of a comeback. Today there are many Gaeltacht, or Irish speaking

other (Weinreich 1968: 4). Hiberno-English, as one of the oldest variations of English, expresses various properties which are distinctive to Ireland. It also conveys interesting attributes in utilizing the contrasts within English in general. A great deal of these attributes demonstrate the interacting impact of colonization from Scotland and England, giving rise to components from British dialects, in addition to components now deemed to be no longer in use in British English and the shift of components

had picked Irish English (also known as Hiberno English). As English was first introduced to Ireland by the time of the Norman invasion. By the Tudor period, the Irish culture and language re-claimed its use in the territories it lost. However, the renewal of English expansion following the Tudor conquest of Ireland revived the use of their language, specifically during the plantations and the introduction of the Penal Laws, which banned the use of Irish. By the 19th century, English was the language

The following quote is taken from Chinua Achebe’s essay on The African Writer and the English Language. The claim that Achebe goes on to make is that a language of the coloniser when imposed on the colonised leads to the language being subject to changes and twisted and turned to suit the particular ethnic group, state or nation. We see this evidently in particular texts such as the Riders to the Sea, A Small lace and You Can’t Get Lost in Cape Town. When one looks at the text, Riders to the Sea

From Gaelic to English Throughout history colonization seems to follow a distinct sequence that can be compared to Freytag’s pyramid. Let’s take the European colonization of the United States as an example, beginning with a rather peaceful and seemingly innocent interaction, the natives are oblivious to the severity of what is to come next, this is the exposition. What follows is an event that triggers violence and disorder, the climax, this forces the natives to except the reality they are

A.J. Bruno Mrs. Elbert English 10, P.3 12/23/14 American English Language Romanticism is the name given to those that value feeling and intuition over reason. Romantics believed that the imagination was able to discover truths that the rational mind could not reach. Usually accompanied by powerful emotion and associated with natural, unspoiled beauty. Imagination, individual feelings, and wild nature were of greater value than reason, logic, and cultivation.American Romanticism broke away from dark

Politics and the English Language, he attempts to express his worry that the transformation of the way in which English is used will have a direct impact on the minds of the general public. Despite the passage of time since this piece was written, his argument certainly has a number of strong points which one can clearly see in the modern era, yet it is not without its flaws. When considering modern events, it appears more likely that it is not precisely the use of the English language which is

was making a shift from their English to the standard American English. As a result, this lifestyle allowed her to witness and experience how an Asian parent raises their children in America and how she broke outside of that barrier. One particular instance in Tan’s lifestyle was the constant use of “broken” English from her mother. Throughout Tan’s life, her mother would always speak English that normally sounds abstruse. For instance, Amy Tan’s mother spoke English like so “Du Yusong having business