'I am under cool': Humorous mock-translation as a claim to expertise in an irish language class

Sociolinguistic Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 27-44

  Garland, Jennifer ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Humor; Irish; Linguistic expertise

Indexed keywords

EID: 79251633268     PISSN: 17508649     EISSN: 17508657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1558/sols.v4i1.27     Document Type: Article

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