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It's easy to get around — up to six ferries a day run between the most populous outlying islands — but not so easy to get away. By 1833 the remaining groups, who fought back against invasion, were forced to surrender, and they were sent to outlying islands.
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Nov 9, 2012 · Close in distance yet distinctly quieter than the mainland, these bastions of traditional life offer a unique window into the country’s rich cultural and spiritual heritage.
- Aoife O'riordain
The spread of English during the colonial period (ca. 1600–1900) led to the rise of different overseas varieties. The shape of these varieties was determined by a series of factors, such as the number of settlers, the relationship of regional dialects with this group, contact with other populations, the possible existence of pidgins, and ...
outlying. adjective [before noun] uk / ˈaʊtˌlaɪ.ɪŋ / us / ˈaʊtˌlaɪ.ɪŋ /. far away from main towns and cities, or far from the centre of ... See more at outlying. island. noun [C] uk / ˈaɪ.lənd / us / ˈaɪ.lənd /. a piece of land completely surrounded ...
Mar 27, 2020 · The physical segregation, distinctness, and isolation of islands from mainland and continental environments may provide scholars of language with distinct and robust sets of singular and combined case studies for examining the role of islandness in any appreciation of language.
- Joshua Nash, Joshua Nash, Peter Bakker, Kristoffer Friis Bøegh, Aymeric Daval-Markussen, Hartmut Hab...
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Mar 17, 2009 · Based on evidence from geographically isolated speech communities (mostly islands) and socially isolated ones (so-called Sprachinseln) from around the world, it discusses their potential for variation and change studies, both in terms of synchrony (contact phenomena, language obsolescence or revival and intensification, language and identity ...
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Jan 28, 2012 · This chapter explores methodologies for comparing island writing by turning to contemporary literature in English from the Caribbean, Indian and Pacific archipelagoes, foregrounding the important contributions made by island writers to postcolonial discourse and literature.
