| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 254 pages) |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-246) and index. |
| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- List of abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1. Conquest, colonial ideologies and the consequences for language -- 2. 'A bad dream with no sound' : the representation of Irish in the texts of the Elizabethan conquest -- 3. 'Wilde speech' : Elizabethan evaluations of Irish -- 4. 'Translating this kingdom of the new' : English linguistic nationalism and Anglicisation policy in Ireland -- 5. New world, new incomprehension : patterns of change and continuity in the English encounter with native languages from Munster to Manoa -- 6. The clamorous silence -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Summary |
The Elizabethan conquest of Ireland sparked off two linguistic events: it initiated the language shift from Irish to English, which constitutes the great drama of Irish cultural history, and it marked the beginnings of English linguistic expansion. Palmer explores the role of language in shaping colonial ideology and English identity. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Political aspects -- Ireland.
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English language -- Political aspects. |
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Ireland. |
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Irish language -- Political aspects -- Ireland.
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Irish language -- Political aspects. |
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Irish language. |
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Language policy -- Ireland.
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Language policy. |
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Imperialism in literature.
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Imperialism in literature. |
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Ireland -- In literature.
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Renaissance -- England.
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Renaissance. |
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England. |
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Ireland -- Languages.
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Language and languages. |
| Chronological Term |
To 1700 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Palmer, Patricia, 1957- Language and conquest in early modern Ireland. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2001 0521793181 (DLC) 2001025394 (OCoLC)46359510 |
| ISBN |
0511041292 (electronic book) |
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9780511041297 (electronic book) |
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0511119143 (electronic book) |
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9780511119149 (electronic book) |
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9780521793186 (hardback) |
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0521793181 (hardback) |
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9780511483851 (electronic book) |
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0511483856 (electronic book) |
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9780511047251 (electronic book) |
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0511047258 (electronic book) |
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