Taispeántas Gaelach ag WPUNJ Dé Céadaoin an 13ú Aibréan 2016 8pm
[This announcement is available in English here]
A Chara,
Beidh an compántas
amharclannaíochta Fíbín ag cur "Pearse in Pictures / Mac Piarais i
bPictiúir" ar siúl sa "WPUNJ Library Auditorium" at 8pm Dé
Céadaoin, Aibreán 13th.
Meascán cainte, ceol,
agus ealaíne atá sa taispeántas agus léireofar é i nGaeilge agus i mBéarla.
Pádraig Mac Piarais is ábhar don taispeántas,
ceannaire Éirí Amach na Cásca 1916, an eachtra arbh é bunú Saorstát Éireann an
iarmhairt. Breathnaítear ar an bPiarsach in Éirinn mar a bhreathnaítear ar
George Washington i Meiriceá.
Comóradh céad bliain an
Éirí Amach atá ann i mbliana, agus mar chuid den chomóradh tá Fíbín i mbun
camchuairte trí Mheiriceá Thuaidh leis an léiriú seo.
Tá an t-ádh dearg linn i
dTuaisceart Nua Gheirsí gur éirigh linn an compántas a mhealladh agus ba mhór
againn pobal Éireannach agus Gaelach an cheantair ag teacht chuige.
Beidh seans ag an lucht
féachana caint leis na haisteoirí i ndiaidh an léirithe, agus ceisteanna a chur
orthu.
Ticéid
(ag an doras): $5 (micléinn agus aos óg); $8 gach duine eile.
Eolas: An tOll. Brian Ó
Broin - obroinb@wpunj.edu - 973 720 2641;
www.fibin.com
Treoracha go dtí WPUNJ
anseo.
Labels: 1916, Brian Ó Broin, brianeanna, Éire, Fíbín, gaeilge, Ireland, irish, Mac Piarais i bPictiúir, NJ, Pearse in Pictures, WPU, WPUNJ
Irish Show at WPUNJ Wed April 15th 2016 8pm
[Tá an fógra seo as Gaeilge anseo]
Dear NJ or NY friend,
The Irish theater
company Fíbín will be performing "Pearse in Pictures / Mac Piarais i
bPictiúir" in the WPUNJ Library Auditorium at 8pm on Wednesday April 13th.
The performance is a
mixture of speech, music, and art and will be performed bilingually in Irish
(Gaelic) and English.
The subject of the
performance is Patrick Pearse (Pádraig Mac Piarais) the leader of the 1916
Easter Rising in Ireland, an event which led to the foundation of an
independent Irish state. Pearse is considered by most Irish people the Irish
equivalent of America's George Washington.
2016 is the one
hundredth anniversary of the Easter Rising, and as part of the commemoration
Fíbín are touring the United States and Canada with this show.
WPUNJ is very lucky to
have succeeded in attracting the show to New Jersey, and we hope to see as many
people as possible at it.
The show will be
followed by a Question and Answer session with the members of the company.
Tickets (at the door):
$5 for students and youth; $8 for all others.
Information: Prof. Brian
Ó Broin - obroinb@wpunj.edu - 973 720 2641;
www.fibin.com
Directions to WPUNJ
here.
Labels: 1916, Brian Ó Broin, brianeanna, Éire, Fíbín, gaeilge, Ireland, irish, Mac Piarais i bPictiúir, NJ, Pearse in Pictures, WPU, WPUNJ
Ord sealbhaithe deilbhíochta agus comhréire Gaeilge i naíonáin
Ó Broin,
Brian. "Ord
sealbhaithe deilbhíochta agus comhréire Gaeilge i naíonáin" [The order of acquisition of Irish
(Gaelic) morphology and syntax in children], in Ailbhe Ó Corráin and Malachy Ó Néill
(eds.), 2014. Teangeolaíocht na Gaeilge
XIII. Uppsala University Press. pp.65-85. 978-91-506-2438-0.
"Ord sealbhaithe deilbhíochta agus
comhréire Gaeilge i naíonáin"
"The order of acquisition of Irish
(Gaelic) morphology and syntax in children"
Brian Ó Broin
William Paterson University,
New Jersey
Breathnaíonn an páipéar seo ar chainteoir dúchais Gaeilge
idir 2 bhliain agus 5 bliana d'aois agus iad ag teacht i dtír ar dheilbhíocht
agus comhréir na Gaeilge. Cad iad na gnéanna is túisce a phioctar suas agus cad
iad na cinn is déanaí? Cad iad na cinn nach bhfuil pioctha suas acu in aon chor
faoi aois a cúig, agus cén chomparáid is féidir a dhéanamh leis na teangacha
eile atá á sealbhú ag na páistí seo? Cén uair is féidir linn a rá go bhfuil gné
áirithe "sealbhaithe"
ag páiste?
I dteaghlaigh nach labhraítear ach tuismitheoir amháin
Gaeilge leis na páistí, cén bhaint atá ag ionchur na Gaeilge leis an aschur ó
na páistí iad féin, agus ós é seo gnáth-mhúnla an teaghlaigh Ghaelaigh sa lá
atá inniu ann, go háirithe sna cathracha, cad iad na himpleachtaí don Ghaeilge
amach anseo?
This paper analyzes native
speakers of Irish between the ages of 2 and 5 as they learn the morphology and
syntax of Irish. What do they pick up first, and what do they pick up last?
What are the features not yet picked up by age 5, and
what comparison can be made with the other languages that these children are
acquiring? When can one say that a particular feature has been
"acquired"?
In households in which one
parent speaks Irish to the children, what connection is there between parental
input and child language output? And since this is the
typical make-up of the Irish-speaking household, what are the implications for
the Irish language?
Labels: Coláiste Mhic Aoidh, comhréir, deilbhíocht, Doire, Éire, gaeilge, naíonáin, teangeolaíocht, WPUNJ
Iarsmaí Meánaoiseacha in Ardmhúsaem na hÉireann - Medieval Holdings at National Museum of Ireland
Bachaill Easpag - Bishops' Croziers
Bosca do thaisí naoimh - Enclosure for saint's relics
Clog Naoimh - A Saint's Bell
Gaiste Fia - A Deer Trap!
Buidéal do thaistealaí - Traveller's Drink Bottle
Spíce ó Bhinn Tí - Carved Wooden Terminal. Álainn!
Bróg! A Shoe!
Clog Dubh Phádraig Naofa - Black Bell of St. Patrick.
Scrín an Chathaigh! The Shrine of the Cathach!
Easpag Gránna! - An Ugly Bishop!
Oirniú Uí Néill - The Coronation of the Ó Néill
An Músaem sách folamh, ach taobh amuigh . . . - Meanwhile, on Grafton Street.
Labels: Ardmhúsaem na hÉireann, Bachall, Bell, Bishop, Cathach, Clog, Crozier, Éire, Ireland, Meánaois, Medieval, Naoimh, National Museum of Ireland, Ó Néill, O'Neill, Saints, Scrín, Shrine
Cuairt ar Chluain Fearta (Visit to "Clonfert")
Thugamar cuairt ar Chluain Fearta le déanaí, an áit ar cuireadh Naomh Breandán, is cosúil, agus mainistir mhór le rá tráth.
We visited "Clonfert" lately, St. Brendan's burial place, and a famous monastery in its time. We were the only visitors that day.
1) Chuamar ar strae ar dtús, agus bhain an eaglais nua amach. Istigh ann tá an dealbh seo den mhaighdean. Tá scéal na deilbhe seo an-suimiúil.Féach an plaic (curtha ar fáil i mBéarla amháin, thanks Helen Riddell).
Chuir mé suntas sa "tragically" seo. Rinne mé dearmad ar an dúnmharú uafásach seo, ach nuair a chuardaigh mé an scéal tháinig sé go léir ar ais.
Tá grúpa leathchraiceáilte as Meiriceá agus Éirinn tar éis ionad aisteach darb ainm "The Emmanuel House of Providence" a bhunú in aice Cluain Fearta. Aingil, páidríní, maoithneachas, agus cupáin tae d'oilithrigh. Is cosúil go dtagann daoine anseo ag lorg bisigh ó thinnis.
Agus ar aghaidh go dtí an eaglais í féin. Cur síos deas ar an áit. I mBéarla amháin, faraor.
An doras iontach. Dáiríre - tá sé go hiontach!
Bréandán é féin. Gach rud i mBéarla, and what a stupid, vacuous, vapid prayer.
Wow!
Nach bhfuil an mhaighdean mhara go hálainn?
Dragún ar an mballa! A dragon on the wall!
B'fhada liom fáil amach céard a bhí ar na scrollanna. I'd love to know what was on the scrolls!
Céard é seo ar an gcoirnéal in aon chor? What is this thing on the corner?
Tada naofa faoin phrácas seo. Gach cuma ar seo gur cuireadh tús leis le déanaí. Tá tuairim agam go bhfuil baint ag an lucht siúil leis.
Nothing holy about this mess, which looks like it started relatively recently. I suspect the travelling community may have something to do with it.
Radharc ón taobh amuigh, agus abhaile linn.
Labels: Bréanainn, Breandan, Breandán, carvings, Cathedral, Clonfert, Cluain Fearta, doorway, eaglais, Éire, Ireland, Madonna, Meánaois, Medieval, romanesque, St. Brendan
Podchraoladh as Nua Eabhrac - Uimhir 1
An Podchraoladh as Nua Eabhrac. Curtha i láthair ag Brian Ó Broin.
Am: 22ú Feabhra, 2014
Áit: Coláiste Lehman, Bronx, Nua Eabhrac
Aíonna: Conn Mac Aogáin, Muireann Ní Chaoimh, Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith, Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew, Daithí Mac Lochlainn.
Sa chlár seo pléitear "An Litríocht agus na Meáin Chraolta Ghaeilge", Club Leabhar Nua Eabhrac, Múineadh na Gaeilge, agus an Ghaeilge i Nua Eabhrac agus i Meiriceá.
https://soundcloud.com/brianeanna/taifead-22-2-2014grr-amplif
"An Podchraoladh as Nua Eabhrac". ("The Podcast from New York"). Presented by Brian Ó Broin
Date: 22nd February, 2014
Place: Lehman College, Bronx, New York
Guest Speakers: Conn Mac Aogáin, Muireann Ní Chaoimh, Caoimhe Nic Giollarnáith, Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew, Daithí Mac Lochlainn.
In this program are discussed "Literature and the Irish Language Broadcast Media", the New York Irish Language Book Club, Irish-Language Teaching, and the Irish Language in New York and America.
https://soundcloud.com/brianeanna/taifead-22-2-2014grr-amplifLabels: America, An Ghaeilge, Brian Ó Broin, Éire, gaeilge, Ireland, irish, Irish language, lehman college, Meiriceá, new york, podcast, podchraoladh
Resignation of Coimisinéir Teanga
It is disappointing, but no surprise, that Seán Ó Cuirreáin has
announced his intention to resign as Coimisinéir Teanga. The legislation that
created his office dangled hope in front of Ireland's linguistic minority, but because
it was given a very limited remit, and lacked any ability to punish
non-compliance, it came up far short of what was needed. In the end, that's not
actually very much: the Irish language community seeks only the basic right to
communicate with its government and agencies in Irish. Is that too much to ask?
Ó Cuirreáin is right to point out the absurdity of our government
demanding that our schoolchildren learn Irish through mandatory lessons for
twelve years, and then refusing to deal with them in that language, instead making
English compulsory, even in the Gaeltacht.
If we are to have a real, functioning, language commissioner, like that
of Canada, the 2003 Official Languages Act must be amended to give our
Coimisinéir Teanga teeth.
Labels: 2003, Acht na dTeangacha Oifigiúla, canada, Coimisinéir Teanga, Éire, gaeilge, Gaelic, Ireland, irish, language, Language Commissioner, Official Languages Act, Seán Ó Cuirreáin
Tvuítáil, Tweetáil, Tuítáil, nó Giolcadh?
A chara, – Peter McGuire (“G’tweet? G’wan ourra
that, say students”, June 6th) will be glad to know that members of the
Irish language community have been arguing about a good Irish version of
“tweet” for several years now. The official recommendation is “tvuít”,
which is in line with the Irish phonological system, but most of us have
gone with the ungaelicised “tweet” (“Tá Peadar ag tweetáil arís”). A
creative rearguard insist on “giolcach”, however, since that’s what a
bird actually does!
This will all come as news to
the Department of Education, which assumes we don’t exist and simply
makes up words to suit its presentation of Irish as an unauthentic and
artificial second language. Its presentation is, alas, grist to the mill
of uninformed journalists, who tell us without evidence that “Irish has
always struggled to fit in with the popular kids” and who apparently
see the language as little more than Peig and a few seanfhocail.
In
fact, Irish is spoken vigorously across the country and around the
world. We have our own cool kids, thank you very much, and don’t feel
the remotest need to “fit in” with speakers of other languages. – Is
mise,
BRIAN Ó BROIN, PhD, Department of English,
William Paterson University,
New Jersey, US.
Labels: Cool, Department of Education, Éire, gaeilge, Ireland, irish, Irish language, Irish Times, Peter McGuire, Social Media, Tweeting, Tweets, Uncool
The changing Irish language demographic
The changing Irish language demographic
Brian Ó Broin, William Paterson University
MultiLingual #135, April/May 2013
Summary of Article
While Irish is obviously losing ground in its
traditional rural territories on the coast of Western Ireland, there is some
evidence that reverse language shift is occurring in the towns and cities. The
schoolroom Pidgin spoken by second-language speakers of Irish is gradually
coming into community and family use as an urban Creole, and this may develop
into a new dialect of Irish.
There has been a rise in competent L2 speakers
of Irish, mostly because of Gaelscoileanna, and this community is having a huge
influence on the language and issues surrounding it.
Ongoing government recognition of
Irish-speaking areas ("An Ghaeltacht") has damaged Irish as a
national language, as people living outside the Gaeltacht then consider
themselves to be living in English-speaking areas. Furthermore, popular
perceptions of the Gaeltacht follow an erroneous post-colonial script that
portrays the Gaeltacht as noble, Celtic, rural, old-fashioned, and inevitably
moribund, and the rest of Ireland as practical, urban, modern, and
English-speaking.
Government action in recent years has greatly
raised the status of the Irish language at national and European levels, most
obviously in the establishment of a Language Commissioner and in giving Irish
working-language status in the European Union. There has also been a
significant improvement in Irish-language media services.
Labels: Éire, gaeilge, Gaeltacht, Ireland, irish, Irish language, irish studies, L1, L2, language, linguistics, sociolinguistics
