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IRISH ACCENT
GENERAL INFORMATION
2 official languages: Hiberno-English → Irish and English
(brought during the Norman invasion in the 12th century)
since the late 19th century, English has been dominant first
language
IRISH ENGLISH
English spoken in Ireland ≠ English spoken in Britain
speaking to a native → “mid-Atlantic” accent, words that are
common across the English-speaking world
when they speak among themselves → more difficulties in
comprehension (some of the Irish accents are quite difficult, they
generally speak quickly , hard to keep up)
BROADEST CATEGORIES OF SPEECH
East Coast Irish English (Dublin)
“local Dublin” → “working-class” or “inner city” accent
“mainstream Dublin” → typical accent spoken by middle-class
“new Dublin” → accent amoung younger people (born after 1970)
South-Western Irish Accents (County Cork, County Mayo) → influence
from Irish Gaelic
Northern Irish Accents (Ulster)
South Ulster English
Mid Ulster English
Ulster Scots
Irish accent is said to be rhotic (speakers pronounce /r/ in all positions)
HISTORY
4 historic phases
Old Irish (600 – 900 A.D.)
Middle Irish (900 – 1200 A.D.)
Early Modern Irish (1200 – 1650 A.D.)
Modern Irish (1650 – until now)
“Statue of Kilkenny” (1366) → strenghten the English authority
in Ireland (English people weren’t allowed to speak the Irish
language)
“The Penal Laws” (1695) → Irish people were denied formal
education, English continued developing till the 18th century
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN IRISH ACCENT AND A BRITISH ACCENT
Irish people talk faster than English people
in an Irish accent the “h” is heard right after “w” → to
distinguish whales and Wales
Irish sounds similar to American
the further north you go, the more flattened the vowels are,
whereas vowels pronounced in and around Dublin are similar to
vowels pronounced in England
some Irish accents are similar to Scottish accents
LINKS
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aU2wY0sKf3k&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SDWcXKPRELg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liCiI8_O7rI&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbgrFFK9M24&feature=related
THE END!