Language and Dialect Contact in Ireland. The Phonological Origins of Mid-Ulster English, Paperback - Warren Maguire

Publisher: Edinburgh University PressAuthor(s): Warren MaguireIllustration(s): 15 B/W tablesNumber of pages: 272Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 1...

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