| Title | : | Dublinese: Know What I Mean? |
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| ISBN | : | 1905172079 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781905172078 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 120 |
| Publication | : | First published February 15, 2007 |
The English say Dubliners speak the best English. Filmmaker Jim Sheridan insists they don't, but that they speak the most entertaining English. Naming a piece of public sculpture or commenting on the hardness of life, Dubliner's have a flair for waxing lyrical. So, to fully appreciate them, one must learn Dublinese.
Dublinese: Know What I Mean? Reviews
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From the title I expected this book to be about English as she is spoke in Dublin...and it sort of is. It's also, inevitably but rather haphazardly, about the history of Dublin.
It's in no way an in-depth examination of either, however; more of a light skimming-over of the surface of the subject(s), listing our linguistic oddities with some historical background, but as often as not leaving the reader to work out the meaning of unfamiliar terms from context. There's no index, either.
Not a work likely to be of much use to anyone not already familiar with the Dublin dialect, and a bit disappointing to a reader who is, but would like more background.
