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.
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