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Newcastle, UK
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Dialectology
"Múin Béarla do na Leanbháin": Migration as a Prism for Viewing Ethnolinguistic Vitality in Northern Ireland
Posted by Karen Corrigan on April 3, 2015
A majority of research on language in Nothern Ireland (NI) has focused on deepening our understanding of the history and contemporary diversity of the languages and dialects spoken by the major ethnic groups (Roman Catholics and Protestants). There have been heated debates surrounding the linguistic heritages of these communities (Irish Gaelic and Ulster Scots) and the scholarly focus reflects aspects of the social conflict endured by its population for much of the twentieth century.
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The Empire Speaks Back: Northern Irish English as a Post-Colonial Dialect
Posted by Karen Corrigan on April 3, 2015
There has been a resurgence of interest in English dialects within academia & outside it. The former is due to a greater focus on dialect within linguistic theory. It may also result from the wider availability of digital resources. Popular interest has been encouraged by BBC 'Voices' as well as a renewed political focus on the regions. There has also been pressure to recognise the validity of non-native Englishes & their literatures. The demands of these diverse audiences have been met by popular books & authoritative works.
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Bulgarian dialectology as a living tradition
Posted by Quinn Dombrowski on August 2, 2011
This project features transcriptions, translations, and a linguistic analysis of conversations with people from rural Bulgaria collected in the field during the 1990's and 2000's. Excerpts from the conversations are transcribed, along with full linguistic glosses. Users can also listen to and download mp3's of the source data. Salient dialectal traits are highlighted, and texts are also tagged for salient cultural traits. All word forms from the conversations have been aggregated into a glossary, and maps showing the distribution of linguistic and cultural traits are available.
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Bulgarian dialect atlas (XML)
Posted by Quinn Dombrowski on August 2, 2011
This project takes the 1970's "Български диалектен атлас" and marks up the data to produce a website that shows the connection between various tokens and lexemes, and visualizes the data geographically.
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