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I know it is the word for the English language. But what is it derived from? All the other denominations for languages are derived from the people or country connected with them (well, most of the times at least). But Béarla puzzles me. I cannot make any connection to any region or any people or any event.
Appreciate they spoke French, but did the Irish identify them as a separate race of people to the native English
Yeah they did. The Irish had known the Anglo-Saxons for some time at that point (over four centuries). Where as the Normans were a new arrival to the British Isles. Also the Irish at the time had a tendency to classify people by their language so the Normans with their French stood out.
Interesting! My linguistic world is whole again. I simply could not make Béarla fit anywhere. No i can.
Thanks a lot and also for the background information.
I simply could not make Béarla fit anywhere. No i can.
