Irish English Sociolinguistics: Varieties of English Class 5
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
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
History continued 1801 United Kingdom was founded. English became dominant language. Famine , 2 million Irish emigrated 1920 Ireland was divided. In the Republic of Ireland Irish became official language and was reintroduced at school
Some Irish vocabulary To wither Throughother To gunder To boke That‘s me away To go to the messages
Stress in IrEng Edu‘cate Adver‘tise Dis‘cipline Archi‘tecture Or‘chestra