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Dancing at Lughnasa: Referee Design in the Performance of Irish English

Research
Culture and languages

Ebba Nyberg, PhD student in English, presents and discusses her research on variation in the performance of Irish English in theatre and film. The analysis draws on indexicality, authenticity, and Referee Design. All interested are welcome!

Seminar
Date
17 Dec 2025
Time
13:15 - 15:00
Location
Room C442, Humanisten, Renströmsgatan 6
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Seminar language: English
Organizer
Department of Languages and Literatures, the research area Language in Society

Ebba Nyberg, PhD student in English, will speak on “Dancing at Lughnasa: Referee Design in the Performance of Irish English.”

Feel free to contact Ebba at ebba.nyberg@sprak.gu.se if you would like access to the text that will be discussed at the seminar (the text will be available from 12 December 2025).

Abstract

The main purpose of this seminar is to share and receive feedback on my first study. The aim of the talk is for me to share my research and for you to critique it, so I can further elaborate and clarify the findings and conclusions, as well as situate it in a broader linguistic context. The study looks at the performance of Irish English in a play script in contrast to its movie adaptation through the lens of indexicality, authenticity  and Referee Design .

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