Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Historical and contemporary dimensions of identity -- 1.Linguistic identities in Ireland - Contexts and issues -- 2. The Irish language and contemporary Irish identity -- 3. Language identity, ideology and historical bilingualism in Ireland -- 4. Adjusting language identity: Twentieth-century shifts in Irish English pronunciation -- 5. Positive evaluative stance and /t/ frication - a sociophonetic analysis of /t/ realisations in Dublin English -- 6. Perceptions of linguistic identity among Irish English speakers -- 7. Ulster Scots identity in contemporary Northern Ireland -- II. Linguistic identity across diverse sources -- 8. Intimacy and identity in Irish English: A corpus pragmatic approach to the study of personal pronouns -- 9. Salience and stereotypes: The construction of Irish identity in Irish jokes -- 10. It's gems like this that make me wish I hadn't left Ireland!: Humorous representations of Irish English and their role in diasporic identities -- 11. Constructing identity in radio advertising in Ireland -- 12. 'These kids don't even sound . . . Irish anymore': Representing 'new' Irishness in contemporary Irish fiction -- 13. Migration experiences and identity construction in nineteenth-century Irish emigrant letters -- Index