An Fhéiniúlacht Réigiúnach trí lionsa na Canúna: Léiriú ar Ghaeltacht na nDéise i bhfoclóirí...

South East Technological University, Ireland

Updated: over 1 year ago
Location: Ireland,
Job Type: FullTime
Deadline: 09 Nov 2022

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‘An Fhéiniúlacht Réigiúnach trí lionsa na Canúna: Léiriú ar Ghaeltacht na nDéise i bhfoclóirí Gaeilge-Béarla (1904-1935)’

‘Regional Identity in Dialect: Examining Gaeltacht na nDéise in Bilingual Irish-English Lexicography (1904-1935)’

Applications are invited from candidates with the appropriate experience and qualifications to undertake a fully funded PhD research project on a full-time basis at South East Technology University (SETU) in the area of Irish language dialect and its lexicographical treatment in early twentieth-century bilingual Irish-English lexicography.

Project Background

The overall aim of the proposed PhD study is to conduct a lexicographical analysis of the recording of the Gaeltacht na nDéise dialect in the period 1904-1935 through a corpus analysis of early twentieth century bilingual Irish-English/English-Irish dictionaries.

At the core of this project is a discernible focus on Gaeltacht na nDéise and its lexicographical treatment in the period 1904-1935. To this end, the study sets out to achieve the following objectives:

  • To collate all unique Gaeltacht na nDéise from the works of three lexicographers (Dinneen, Lane and McKenna) in five bilingual Irish-English dictionaries of the period: Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla 1904/1927 (Dinneen); English-Irish Dictionary 1904/1917 (Lane); and Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla 1935 [McKenna];
  • To examine the Gaeltacht na nDéise dialect in the period 1904-1935 from three perspectives on identity: language identity, regional identity and socio-cultural identity;
  • To chart the changes in the Gaeltacht na nDéise dialect in the period 1904-1935 with a view to its current existence and to inform Irish language planning into the future.

    • The scholarship will be of 4 years duration, providing a stipend to the successful scholar of €15,000 each year. A further €2,000 annually is allocated to cover materials, consumables and travel costs. In addition, an allowance of €4,500 per annum will be awarded to cover postgraduate tuition fees. Non-EU nationals will be charged at EU rates.


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