Welsh English Syntax
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Author | : Christian Ritter |
Publisher | : GRIN Verlag |
Total Pages | : 19 |
Release | : 2006-03-24 |
Genre | : Literary Collections |
ISBN | : 3638482553 |
Seminar paper from the year 2004 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, University of Bamberg, course: International Varieties of English, language: English, abstract: The Welsh English variety can be divided into two sub-varieties: Northern and Southern Welsh English. Northern Welsh English is probably the variety with shows the most Welsh influence as the North was the area where English spread last. Southern Welsh English again can be split up into two major dialects, an Eastern and a Western one. The latter one again is a more rural dialect. The Eastern dialect is a more urban one as it is spoken in and around the cities of Wales. So Eastern South Welsh English is the dialect closest to RP and Standard English. It is also the dialect of Welsh English which shows the less Welsh substratum. Coming to speak about influences on Welsh English there are two main factors. First of all, the original mother tongue of the Welsh people, Welsh. One can make out Welsh influences on English in syntax, loanwords and pronunciation. The second main influence on Welsh English is the multitude of English English varieties spoken in the counties bordering Wales. These are mainly the varieties of South-West England. In Wales itself Welsh English or a Welsh accent has a high covert prestige, especially in the South. This is for the accent is associated with national pride and “Welshness”. In the following, we will discuss features of pronunciation at first, then go on with the grammatical and lexical features and conclude with a short examination of the standardisation of Welsh English.
Author | : Heli Paulasto |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 361 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9789524588041 |
Author | : Heli Paulasto |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG |
Total Pages | : 271 |
Release | : 2020-12-07 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 150150035X |
This book is the first comprehensive, research-based description of the development, structure, and use of Welsh English, a contact-induced variety of English spoken in the British Isles. Present-day accents and dialects of Welsh English are the combined outcome of historical language shift from Welsh to English, continued bilingualism, intense contacts between Wales and England, and multicultural immigration. As a result, Welsh English is a distinctive, regionally and sociolinguistically diverse variety, whose status is not easily categorized. In addition to existing research, the present volume utilizes a wide range of spoken corpus data gathered from across Wales in order to describe the phonology, lexis, and grammar of the variety. It includes discussion of sociolinguistic and cultural contexts, and of ongoing change in Welsh English. The place that Welsh English occupies in relation to other Englishes in the Inner and Outer Circles is also analysed. The book is accessible to the non-specialist, but of particular use to scholars, teachers, and students interested in English in Wales, Britain, and the world. It provides an unparelleled resource on this long-standing and vibrant variety.
Author | : Robert D. Borsley |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 21 |
Release | : 2007-10-18 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1139467514 |
Welsh, like the other Celtic languages, is best known amongst linguists for its verb-initial word order and its use of initial consonant mutations. However it has many more characteristics which are of interest to syntacticians. This book, first published in 2007, provides a concise and accessible overview of the major syntactic phenomena of Welsh. A broad variety of topics are covered, including finite and infinitival clauses, noun phrases, agreement and tense, word order, clause structure, dialect variation, and the language's historical Celtic background. Drawing on work carried out in both Principles and Parameters theory and Head-driven Phrase Structure Grammar, it takes contemporary colloquial Welsh as its starting point and draws contrasts with a range of literary and dialectal forms of the language, as well as earlier forms (Middle Welsh) were appropriate. An engaging guide to all that is interesting about Welsh syntax, this book will be welcomed by syntactic theorists, typologists, historical linguists and Celticists alike.
Author | : William Owen Pughe |
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Total Pages | : 796 |
Release | : 1803 |
Genre | : Welsh language |
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Total Pages | : 18 |
Release | : 1897 |
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Author | : William Spurrell |
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Total Pages | : 222 |
Release | : 1870 |
Genre | : Welsh language |
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Author | : Thomas Rowland |
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Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1853 |
Genre | : Welsh language |
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Author | : William Owen Pughe |
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Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 1803 |
Genre | : English language |
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Author | : Gareth King |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 415 |
Release | : 2005-06-27 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : 1134872305 |
An accessible and comp guide to the Welsh language as it is spoken today. The book is organised to enable a thorough understanding of Welsh grammar and is an ideal reference source for both the user and learner of Welsh.