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Year:
1366
Short description:
Statutes of Kilkenny
Medium description:
Statues of Kilkenny try to ensure the use of English in Ireland by penalising Englishmen who didn't use English customs and the English language.
Tags:
history of English
legal
in Ireland
Fennell, B. A. (2005). A History of English: A Sociolinguistic Approach. Oxford: Blackwell Publishing Ltd. [p.198]
Crystal, David (2005). The Stories of English. London: Penguin [p.202]
Filppula, Markku (1999). The Grammar Of Irish English: Language in Hibernian style. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [p.5]