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Hiberno-English (/ h aɪ ˈ b ɜːr n oʊ, h ɪ-/ hy-BUR-noh, hih-; from Latin: Hibernia "Ireland") or Irish English (IrE), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
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(1) Such words as cat and garden sound like ‘kyat’ and ‘gyarden’: initial /k/ and /g/ with a following semivowel /j/. (2) Such names as Hugh and Hughes sound as if they began with a ‘ky’. (3) Such words as true, drew sound like ‘threw’ and ‘dhrew’: dental rather than alveolar realizations of /t, d/. (4) In such words as pine, time, come, the openin...
Gaelic influence may be found in: (1) A preference for nominal structures: Give her the full of it Fill it; He has a long finger on him He steals. (2) Constructions with preposition and pronoun together: His back's at him He has a backache; She stole my book on me She stole my book; I let a squeal out of me I squealed. (3) Using it to foreground wo...
Nouns retained from Irish often relate to food (boxty a potato dish, from bacstaidh mashed potato) and the supernatural (banshee a fairy woman, from bean sídhe a woman fairy). Others are: kitter a left-handed or clumsy person (from citeóg), mass respect (from meas), as in I’ve no mass in them things now, smig chin (from smeig), as in It was a blow ...
Hiberno-English is a variety of English spoken by less educated Irish people with Gaelic ancestry. It has distinctive pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary, influenced by Irish Gaelic and other languages.
Hiberno-English ( / haɪˈbɜːrnoʊ, hɪ -/ hy-BUR-noh, hih-; from Latin: Hibernia "Ireland") or Irish English ( IrE ), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of English dialects native to the island of Ireland, including both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
Sep 11, 2020 · A Dictionary of Hiberno-English. Terence Patrick Dolan. Gill & Macmillan Ltd, Sep 11, 2020 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 388 pages. The Dictionary of Hiberno-English is the leading...
Learn about the definition, examples, and characteristics of Irish English, also known as Hiberno-English or Anglo-Irish. Explore the regional and historical variations of Irish English, such as Northern, Southern, and New Dublin English.
Feb 19, 2004 · Learn about the history, grammar and features of Hiberno-English, the Irish use of English influenced by Irish language. Explore the archive of Hiberno-English words, phrases and idioms collected by Professor Dolan and contribute your own.
Dolan's seminal work has established its pre-eminent position as the leading reference authority on the form of English spoken in Ireland. hosted by UCD, this new edition of A Dictionary of...
