Language Arts / General

We Irish have enriched the English language with a slew of snazzy gems. Did you know we’re the ones behind quarks , electrons and vectors , Sudocrem and Wellington boots? So if some yahoo is getting on your nerves , don’t box him in the gob – hit him with Irishisms galore , and you’ll soon put the kibosh on his shenanigans . Y’ dig ?

An updated version of the practical guide to Wenglish, the distinctive dialect of the South Wales valleys. Includes history, social and geographical context, grammar, alphabetical glossary, and exercises.

This book presents successful formulas for public speaking, presentations and interviews.

An argument for the centrality of language to humanity and culture, as globalization and expanding scientific knowledge create new threats to the "ecology" of language.

An Irish alphabet: the perfect introduction to the Irish language for children.

Everyday Gaelic was originally published by Gairm Publications in 1984 and had been reprinted many times. This is an expanded and updated edition which feature up-to-date orthography.

A short dictionary of words, expressions and terms peculiar to Irish speech.