Raymond Hickey Livres

The intention of the present volume is to unite the research of a range of scholars who have been working on features of non-standard, vernacular English which show an areal distribution, i. e. which cluster geographically across the world. Features common to an area can be due to (i) shared dialect input, (ii) common but separate innovations after settlement, or (iii) area-internal diffusion from one variety to another and/or others. The relative weighting of these factors is an important topic in the book and is a key focus in the 17 chapters. The book is divided into two large blocks, the first one consisting of case studies (8 chapters) and the second with features complexes (9 chapters). The former look at major anglophone locations from an areal perspective while the latter examine linguistic categories and features with a view to determine whether these could be areally based or not.

A Sound Atlas of Irish English provides a comprehensive audio overview of contemporary English as spoken in Ireland, featuring over 1,500 recordings made between the mid-1990s and 2002. The collection includes voices from both genders and all ages, representing all 32 counties, with a significant focus on Belfast and Dublin, making it ideal for sociolinguistic research. Users can easily access the data via a DVD equipped with a Java application that allows browsing by county and listening to lexical set realizations and free text. Additional information on Irish English varieties, historical development, and current distribution is included on the DVD and in the accompanying book, which details specific features and the methodology used. The atlas serves a dual purpose: as a research tool for scholars interested in the internal aspects of Irish English and as a reliable source for comparative studies with other English varieties worldwide. It is particularly beneficial for students, allowing them to listen to sound files for a clearer understanding of Irish English. The project is further enhanced by A Survey of Irish English Usage, which includes over 1,000 questionnaires on the acceptance of grammatical features specific to Irish English, along with analytical software on the DVD and discussion in the book. System requirements for the DVD are provided for both Windows and Apple MAC users.

The book offers a comprehensive overview of forms of modern Irish within a general linguistic framework. Starting with information on the sociolinguistics of modern Irish and on the overall sound system of the language, it then proceeds with a tripartite division of the present-day language into northern, western and southern Irish. It gives specific information on the features of each dialect and considers many sub-divisions, using maps and tables to illustrate clearly what is the subject of discussion. There are several innovations in the book, such as a system of lexical sets which facilitate the description and analysis of variation and change in modern Irish. The data for the book stems from recordings of more than 200 speakers and all the statements made about the structure of Irish are based on native speakers' speech samples. These are supplied online with a software interface which allows users to quickly orient themselves among the varieties of Irish via clickable maps. A number of further issues are focused on in the book, such as the possibility of dialect reconstruction and the use of place-name evidence for determining the earlier distribution of Irish. Additional historical and background information is provided so that scholars and students without any previous knowledge of the language can readily grasp the themes and issues discussed.

Focusing on the diverse sound systems of English varieties globally, this book offers an authoritative analysis from a leading expert. It delves into phonetic and phonological aspects, examining how regional accents and dialects shape communication. The exploration highlights the linguistic richness and variation within English, making it a valuable resource for linguists, educators, and anyone interested in the complexities of language.

Are we alone in the universe? If other lifeforms exist, how might their languages have evolved? Could we ever understand them, even learn their languages? This highly original, thought-provoking book explores how human life evolved on our own planet in order to analyse the likelihood of life and language beyond Earth.

The Sound Structure of Modern Irish contains a comprehensive description of the phonology of Irish. Based on the main forms of the language, it offers an analysis of the segments and the processes in its sound system. Each section begins with a description of the area of phonology which is the subject - such as stress patterns, phonotactics, epenthesis or metathesis - and then proceeds to consider the special aspects of this subject from a theoretical and typological perspective. The book pays particular attention to key processes in the sound system of modern Irish. The two most important of these are palatalisation and initial mutation, phenomena which are central to Irish and the analysis of which has consequences for general phonological theory. The other main emphasis in the book is on a typological comparison of several different languages, all of which show palatalisation and/or initial mutation as part of their systems. The different forms of Celtic, Slavic languages, Romance dialects and languages along with languages such as Finnish, Fula, Nivkh and Southern Paiute are considered to find out how processes which are phonetic in origin (external sandhi) can become functionalised and integrated into the morphosyntactic system of a language.

InhaltsverzeichnisI Anwendung.1 Grundsätzliches zu Datenbanken.2 Bearbeitung von Datenbanken.II Entwicklung.1 Einleitung.2 Programmentwicklung im dBASE-Format.3 Befehle der dBASE-Programmiersprache.Glossar der Fachbegriffe.Anhang. Der ASCII-Zeichensatz.

InhaltsverzeichnisEinführung.Datenbankverwaltung.1 Vieweg DatenbankManager.2 Vieweg Editor.3 Vieweg Report.4 Vieweg DbPat.5 Vieweg Print.6 Vieweg DbLook.7 Vieweg CompDb.8 Vieweg DbPage.9 Vieweg DbList.10 Vieweg MergeDb.11 Vieweg Class.12 Vieweg CrLf.13 Vieweg View.14 Vieweg Hex.15 Vieweg Search.16 Vieweg Scan.Anhänge.A Häufige Funktionstastenbelegungen.B Probleme: Ursachen und Abhilfe.C Benutzereingabeneditor.D Wie die Programme erstellt wurden.E Über den Autor.