2012 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Hiberno-English in the Context of World Englishes
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22720148
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Linguistics
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| Research Institution | Yamagata University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2010 – 2012
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| Keywords | アイルランド英語 / 世界英語 / 言語接触 / クレオール / 言語変化 / 言語意識 / 文法 / アイデンティティ |
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| Research Abstract |
Ireland provides an interesting example for examining the transition of an imported variety of English. It has experienced adoption of English firstly as a foreign language and eventually as a first language, via the status of second language; Ireland has nurtured and systematized its own grammar as Hiberno-English. This property becomes an important reference point in the study of World Englishes. This proect has examined the dynamism of Hiberno-English, contact-induced grammatical formation, and speakers' sociolinguistic awareness, based upon my regular fieldwork. The proect has undertaken a primary investigation into Hiberno-English in relation with World Englsihes, as well as with creoles.
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