Poem
Teannas Teanga
Title | Teannas Teanga |
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Author | Liam Ó hÁinle |
Instances of Publication
A published appearance of this poem.
Collection/Anthology | Year of Publication | Medium | View Details |
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Goin Ocrais | 1999 | Print Collection | View Details |
Publication Instance Details #2007
Collection/Anthology Details
Collection/Anthology | Goin Ocrais |
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Date of Publication | 1999 |
Publisher | An Clóchomhar Teoranta (Ireland) |
Page Number(s) | 80 |
Publication Overview
Translation | Is Multilingual | Explicit Irish Context? | Ekphrasis | Has Paratext? | Reference to News, Media or Technology |
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No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
No |
Details
Human Rights Issues | |
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Languages | |
Genre | Short Lyric |
Medium | Print Collection |
Notes | The speaker of the poem reflects on his efforts to speak properly to the school children under his care - trying to avoid 'false friends' in the language, or ambiguity in his speech. There is a mention of the diglossia of post colonial countries in the poem - the beloved native language of Zambia, Nyanja, and the 'national language', English. |
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