Irish Traveller Language An Ethnographic and Folk-Linguistic Exploration /

This book explores the Irish Traveller community through an ethnographic and folk linguistic lens. It sheds new light on Irish Traveller language, commonly referred to as Gammon or Cant, an integral part of the community's cultural heritage that has long been viewed as a form of secret code. Th...

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1. Verfasser: Rieder, Maria (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2018.
Ausgabe:1st ed. 2018.
Schriftenreihe:Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities
Schlagworte:
Linguistic minorities.
Ethnography.
Sociolinguistics.
Applied linguistics.
Area studies.
Discourse analysis.
ISBN:9783319767147
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Inhaltsangabe:
  • Chapter 1: Introduction: Setting the Scene
  • Chapter 2: Traveller Culture in Transition
  • Chapter 3: When is it Used? - The Role of Cant within Traveller Culture
  • Chapter 4: What is it Called? - Naming Practices and Folk Classifications of Cant
  • Chapter 5: Folk Views on the Structure and Formation of Cant
  • Chapter 6: Language Ideology and Traveller Identity
  • Chapter 7: Conclusion.

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