The responsive system of Irish English

Diamant, G. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8292-9064 2012. The responsive system of Irish English. Migge, B. and Ní Chiosáin, M., eds. New Perspectives on Irish English, John Benjamins Publishing Company, pp. 247-264. (10.1075/veaw.g44.12dia)

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Abstract

This paper examines the Irish English responsive system. The discussion focuses on the different patterns that make up the Irish English responsive system and considers its possible origins. The paper argues that although yes/no questions may be answered by a range of responses in all varieties of English, Irish English is somewhat unique in that it also employs other types of responses apart from polarity particles. Comparison with the responsive system of Irish suggest that this very un-Germanic way of answering yes/no questions may have its origin in Irish. Keywords: Irish English responsive system; Irish responsive; nexus; yes/no question

Item Type:	Book Section
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	Published
Schools:	English, Communication and Philosophy
Publisher:	John Benjamins Publishing Company
ISBN:	9789027273178
ISSN:	0172-7362
Last Modified:	15 Jun 2023 12:30
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/158161

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