Norhern Ireland

The richness of Irish culture can be viewed not only in connection with the depth of the language history but also in the broadness of its geography. The Irish language has acquired a rich set of features that came to be unique to a certain group of people living in Northern Ireland.

Introduction 3
Chapter One. Northern Ireland: geographical, political, language and cultural aspects 5
1.1. Northern Ireland as a part of Great Britain 5
1.2. The ethno cultural peculiarities of Northern Ireland 7
1.3. The linguistic situation in Northern Ireland 8
Chapter Two. Linguistic and cultural characteristics of Northern Ireland
2.1. Assignments: Irish cultural identity 12
2.2. Assignments: Irish linguistic identity 14
Conclusions 18
List of bibliography 20
Appendix 1−5 22

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