Bibliographies and reviews

In addition to the invaluable Hickey (2002) and the Appendix to Tristram (1997), there are four major bibliographies of research on NIE/US more specifically. They can be found in the historical overview in Adams (1981a) and in the ‘Ulster’ section of Aldus (1969/1976: 7–12) as well as the two aptly titled ‘State of the Art’ papers by Corrigan (1990) and Kirk (1997a). Since even the latest of these is now over a decade old, the bibliography which follows highlights more recent published works alongside some of the seminal material already featured in the earlier reviews.

While research on this dialect region has appeared in journals, monographs and edited collections produced by international publishers, there has always been a tradition of publishing articles on aspects of NIE/US locally. Periodicals such as Belfast Working Papers in Language and Linguistics, Ullans and Ulster Folklife are therefore all important resources. Similarly, the Belfast Studies in Language, Culture and Politics series edited by John Kirk and Dónall Ó Baoill and published by Cló Ollscoil na Banríona since 2000, has provided a new forum for the publication of materials relevant to our understanding of language and dialect in Northern Ireland. Articles from all of these sources will thus figure prominently in the annotated bibliography to follow.

Adams, G. B. (1981a), ‘Dialect work in Ulster: an historical account of research in the area’, in M. V. Barry (ed.), Aspects of English Dialects in Ireland, Belfast: Institute of Irish Studies, QUB, pp. 5–17.