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Loaded Weapon, The

• 1986 ----- color ----- 58 min ----- vhs
• (Story of English, The series, Part 8) "Irish history is often the same story told in different voices. It's a history that is mirrored in the collision of two languages--English and Irish--a story of language as a loaded weapon." The historical process reached its climax a little over one hundred years ago when most Irish abandoned Gaelic, their country's native language. Tells how Irish nationalists have attempted to revive the Irish language as a weapon against the English in Northern Ireland. Explains how the literary tradition of Ireland has continued, despite the loss of the country's original language.
• Topics: (English, Linguistics, Literature)

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