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  1. Presently there are three main dialects in the Irish language: Munster (An Mhumháin ), Connnacht (Connachta) also Ulster (Ulaidh) The Munster dialect is spoken mainly in Kerry (Ciarraí) & Muskerry (Múscraí) in the western part of Cork (Contae Chorcai) Connacht dialect is spoken mainly in Connamara (Conamara), the Aran Islands (Oiléain ...

  2. Mar 8, 2022 · Dialects of Ulster Irish. by. Ó Dochartaigh, Cathair. Publication date. 1987. Topics. Irish language -- Dialects -- Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland), Ulster (Northern Ireland and Ireland) -- Languages. Publisher. Belfast : Institute of Irish Studies, Queenʼs University of Belfast.

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  4. Aug 29, 2011 · The book offers a comprehensive overview of forms of modern Irish within a general linguistic framework. Starting with information on the sociolinguistics of modern Irish and on the overall sound system of the language, it then proceeds with a tripartite division of the present-day language into northern, western and southern Irish.

    • Raymond Hickey
    • August 29, 2011
  5. 1. The Irish language today 3 1.1. Irish and the government of Ireland 4 1.2. Irish and the European Union 5 1.3. Irish as an official language 5 1.4. The Irish language in modern Ireland 6 2. Who speaks Irish? 9 2.1. Census 2006 – Irish Language 11 2.2. Use of Irish and the Gaeltacht areas 13 2.3. Shifts in language use 15 2.4.

  6. The orthography employs consonants as diacritics to represent two morphophonological alternations, called mutations, that affect word-initial consonants. The alternations are lenition (sometimes known as ‘aspiration’) and voicing/nasalization (called ‘eclipsis’).

  7. Mar 1, 2011 · Issues of consistency and complexity in Irish orthography are discussed in light of an analysis of a corpus of early reader texts, and the formulation of rules for discriminating between words...

  8. Nov 23, 2023 · Cite. Permissions. Share. Abstract. This volume offers a comprehensive overview of the range of varieties of English spoken on the island of Ireland, featuring information on their historical background, structural features, and sociolinguistic considerations.