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1. The Representation of Consonants Irish consonants occur in pairs of palatalized (slender) vs. nonpalatalized (broad). The only exception to this generalization is /h/, which has no palatalized counterpart. In the orthography, both palatalized and nonpalatalized consonants are represented via the consonant symbols shown below:
Close vowels. The four close vowel phonemes of Irish are the fully close /iː/ and /uː/, and the near-close /ɪ/ and /ʊ/. Their exact pronunciation depends on the quality of the surrounding consonants. /iː/ is realized as a front [iː] between two slender consonants (e.g. tír [tʲiːrʲ] 'country').
A consonant with a palatal primary articulatory gesture is English y (IPA /j/) as in you.) In Irish, palatalized consonants are spelled with ‘i’ or ‘e’ next to them. In linguistics, they are written with a small ‘j’: [bʲ]. In the SSANOVA diagrams on this website, palatalized consonants are represented with green lines.
Irish orthography is the set of conventions used to write Irish. A spelling reform in the mid-20th century led to An Caighdeán Oifigiúil, the modern standard written form used by the Government of Ireland, which regulates both spelling and grammar. [1] The reform removed inter-dialectal silent letters, simplified some letter sequences, and ...
Jun 22, 2023 · In Irish, we have two groups of sounds: consonants and vowels. Consonants are blocked or stopped sounds, while vowels allow air to flow freely. Vowels. Broad vowels like Á, Ó, and Ú have a wide and relaxed mouth shape, while slender vowels like É and Í have a narrower gap in the mouth.
In Irish orthography, broad consonants are surrounded by a , o , and u . Slender consonants, denoted in the IPA by a superscript ʲ , are pronounced with the body of the tongue raised toward the hard palate like the articulation of the [ j] sound in yes / jɛs /. In Irish orthography, slender consonants are surrounded by e and i .
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5. Sometimes words proceeding an Irish word will cause a change to the pronunciation of a consonant beginning the next word. The two types of changes are called séimhiú (lenition) and urú (eclipse). 6. Séimhiú is represented by adding the letter h after the consonant. The possible combinations and sounds
