Irish English: Northern Ireland. Volume 1

Irish English: Northern Ireland. Volume 1
ISBN-10
0748634290
ISBN-13
9780748634293
Series
Irish English
Category
History
Pages
193
Language
English
Published
2010
Author
Karen P. Corrigan

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An overview of English as it is spoken in the Northern dialect regions of Ireland.

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