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dc.identifier	ECF_article_3604
dc.title	Language Colonization and English Hybridization: The Use of Irish English Lexis in Twentieth Century Irish Drama
dc.contributor.author	Luppi Fabio
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Research Article
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/riviste/il-tolomeo/2020/1/language-colonization-and-english-hybridization-th/
dc.description.abstract	Irish English, albeit a variant of the language of the colonizer, can be considered an important identitarian element in twentieth century Irish literature. By taking into account Irish English terms in a selection of Anglo-Irish plays (with particular focus on the titles), this paper examines the lexical choices that contribute to rendering cultural, geographical and political meanings – some of which are derogatory, patronizing and pejorative. The conclusion, with reference to Brian Friel’s Translations, reflects on the implications of the dominance of English in Ireland following its replacement of Irish Gaelic. The various loanwords and calques from Irish Gaelic found in these plays thus acquire a cultural and political significance that is specific to the Irish context.
dc.relation.ispartof	Il Tolomeo
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 22 \| December 2020
dc.issued	2020-12-22
dc.dateAccepted	2020-09-20
dc.dateSubmitted	2020-08-12
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2499-5975
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/Tol/2499-5975/2020/22/035
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	Cultural Identity
dc.subject	Cultural Identity
dc.subject	Drama
dc.subject	Drama
dc.subject	Irish English
dc.subject	Irish English
dc.subject	Language Colonization
dc.subject	Language Colonization
dc.subject	Lexis
dc.subject	Lexis

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Language Colonization and English Hybridization: The Use of Irish English Lexis in Twentieth Century Irish Drama

Fabio Luppi Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italia

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Irish English, albeit a variant of the language of the colonizer, can be considered an important identitarian element in twentieth century Irish literature. By taking into account Irish English terms in a selection of Anglo-Irish plays (with particular focus on the titles), this paper examines the lexical choices that contribute to rendering cultural, geographical and political meanings – some of which are derogatory, patronizing and pejorative. The conclusion, with reference to Brian Friel’s Translations, reflects on the implications of the dominance of English in Ireland following its replacement of Irish Gaelic. The various loanwords and calques from Irish Gaelic found in these plays thus acquire a cultural and political significance that is specific to the Irish context.

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Dec. 22, 2020

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Sept. 20, 2020

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Aug. 12, 2020

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Keywords: Irish English • Lexis • Cultural Identity • Language Colonization • Drama

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