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The Irish English sounds known as ‘dental plosives’, which sound like /t/ and /d/ but with the tongue touching the teeth, are treated here as variants of /θ/ and /ð/. The spoken pronunciations may demonstrate these where appropriate. Some consonants can take the function of the vowel in unstressed syllables. Where necessary, a syllabic ...
Mar 8, 2022 · One feature that sets Irish English apart is its rhoticity, which, like American English, leaves no R unpronounced. Another difference is how spoken Ts sound more like CHs, so “two” sounds more like “chew.” Similarly, Ds sound more like Js to the non-Irish ear, so “idiot” comes out sounding like eejit.
Oct 24, 2022 · The sheer range of accents in Ireland come up, as do some general characteristics of Irish English pronunciation such as its rhoticity (the pronunciation of 'r': contrast with how a British...
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Hiberno-English. Irish pronunciation has had a significant influence on the features of Hiberno-English. For example, most of the vowels of Hiberno-English (with the exception of /ɔɪ/) correspond to vowel phones of Irish. The Irish stops [t̪ˠ d̪ˠ] are common realizations of the English phonemes /θ ð/.
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Irish English is a cover term for varieties of English spoken in Ireland—there are a number of shared features in pronunciation, grammar, and vocabulary across the forms of English throughout the entire island.
However, Irish English's diverse accents and some of its grammatical structures and vocabulary are unique, with some influences deriving from the Irish language and some notably conservative phonological features: features no longer common in the accents of England or North America.
Pronunciation Database. The Pronunciation Database contains sound files which the user can click to listen to words in the three major dialects, namely Connacht, Ulster and Munster. The words are articulated by native speakers from the relevant dialects.
