Linguistic Communities and Migratory Processes: Newcomers Acquiring Sociolinguistic Variation in Northern Ireland

by Karen P. Corrigan

Book Overview

This inter-disciplinary book is the first in an Irish context to address issues connected with the 'super-diversifying' of language and society engendered by recent and historical migrations. It analyses novel data from interviews with allochthonous and autochthonous groups of monolingual and plurilingual youngsters living in Northern Ireland. A key aim is to test models within second language acquisition and language variation and change research...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 311099156X
• ISBN13: 9783110991567
• Release Date: July 2022
• Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
• Length: 413 Pages
• Weight: 1.28 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"