Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 17:48:14 -0500
From: Dan Goodman dsgood[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]VISI.COM
Subject: %Irish speech
Date: Fri, 11 Oct 1996 10:14:22 -0700 (PDT)
From: MOBAC Library Cooperative mobachq[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]scilibx.ucsc.edu
To: stumpers list stumpers-list[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]crf.cuis.edu
Subj: Irish slang
Can anyone recommend any titles that would contain Irish phrases,
expressions, slang, colloquiallisms, etc. in English. Patron is
writing a book and wants to have characters talk authentically "Irish"
- I think he's actually looking for dialect.
Rosy Brewer
There are books and recordings for actors who need to put on various
accents; the main Minneapolis library has a number of them, but you
should be able to find them at a library closer to you.
I'm forwarding this to the American Dialect Society list; it's not
their territory, but someone there may be able to suggest suitable
works.
Dan Goodman
dsgood[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]visi.com
http://www.visi.com/~dsgood/index.html
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