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Irish English Sociolinguistics: Varieties of English Class 5.

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1 Irish English Sociolinguistics: Varieties of English Class 5

2 Hiberno English Southern Irish English (Anglo Irish) –More similar to RP Northern Irish English (Ulster Scots/Scots Irish) - More similar to Scottish English Irish: Celtic language

3 History 12th century: Anglo-Norman invasion under Henry II – assimilated into Irish culture 16th century: influx of English and Scottish Protestant settlers, mainly in the North, they soon outnumbered the Irish 1691 Battle of Boyne: victory of the Anglican/Protestants. Catholics excluded from civil rights

4 History continued 1801 United Kingdom was founded. English became dominant language. Famine 1846-1851, 2 million Irish emigrated 1920 Ireland was divided. In the Republic of Ireland Irish became official language and was reintroduced at school

5 Some Irish vocabulary To wither Throughother To gunder To boke That‘s me away To go to the messages

6 Stress in IrEng Edu‘cate Adver‘tise Dis‘cipline Archi‘tecture Or‘chestra


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