What’s in an irish name?

  • Content: 1. Introduction: The Irish Patronymic System Prior to 1600 2. Anglicisation Pressure 3. Anglicisation: 1600-1900 3.1. Phonetic Approximation 3.2. Simplification 3.3. Translation 3.4. Mistranslation 3.5. Equivalence with Existing English Surname 3.6. Multiplicity of Anglicised Forms 3.7. Anglicisation of Prefixes 4. The Call to De-Anglicise 5. Current Personal Naming Patterns in Ireland 5.1. Current Modern Irish 6. Traditional Naming: “X (Son/Daughter) of Y (Son/Daughter) of Z” 7. Nicknames 8. Conclusion

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Author details:Liam Mac Mathúna
URN:urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-40930
Title of parent work (German):The Celtic Englishes IV : the interface between English and the Celtic languages ; proceedings of the fourth international colloquium on the "Celtic Englishes" held at the University of Potsdam in Golm (Germany) from 22-26 September 2004
Subtitle (German):a study of the personal naming systems of Irish and irish English
Publisher:Universitätsverlag Potsdam
Place of publishing:Potsdam
Publication type:Article
Language:English
Publication year:2006
Publishing institution:Universität Potsdam
Release date:2010/01/19
First page:64
Last Page:87
Organizational units:Philosophische Fakultät / Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik
DDC classification:4 Sprache / 42 Englisch, Altenglisch / 420 Englisch, Altenglisch
Collection(s):Universität Potsdam / Sammelwerke (nicht fortlaufend) / The Celtic Englishes IV / Einzelbeiträge
License (German):License LogoKeine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz
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The Celtic Englishes IV : the interface between English and the Celtic languages ; proceedings of the fourth international colloquium on the "Celtic Englishes" held at the University of Potsdam in Golm (Germany) from 22-26 September 2004 / Hildegard L. C. Tristram (ed.). - Potsdam : Univ.-Verl., 2006. - 350 S.
ISBN 978-3-939469-06-3
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