Hiberno-English
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Native to | Ireland |
Region | Ireland (Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland); Great Britain; United States; Australia; Canada (diaspora) |
Native speakers | 5+ million in the Republic of Ireland[1]
6.8 million speakers in Ireland overall. (2012 European Commission) L2 speakers of English in Ireland (European Commission 2012) |
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Hiberno-English (
In the Republic of Ireland, English is one of two official languages, along with the
Phonologists today often divide Irish English into four or five overarching dialects or accents:[9][10] Ulster accents, West and South-West Irish accents (like Cork accents), various Dublin accents, and a non-regional standard accent expanding since only the last quarter of the twentieth century (outside of Northern Ireland).
History
Old English, as well as
Initially, Norman English was mainly spoken in an area known as
However, the Tudor conquest and colonisation of Ireland in the 16th century led to the second wave of immigration by English speakers along with the forced suppression and decline in the status and use of the Irish language. By the mid-19th century English had become the majority language spoken in the country.[b] It has retained this status to the present day, with even those whose first language is Irish being fluent in English as well. Today, there is little more than one percent of the population who speaks the Irish language natively,[14] though it is required to be taught in all state-funded schools. Of the 40% of the population who self-identified as speaking some Irish in 2016, 4% speak Irish daily outside the education system.[15]
Ulster English
Ulster English (or Northern Irish English) here refers collectively to the varieties of the Ulster province, including Northern Ireland and neighbouring counties outside of Northern Ireland, which has been influenced by Ulster Irish as well as the Scots language, brought over by Scottish settlers during the Plantation of Ulster. Its main subdivisions are Mid-Ulster English, South Ulster English and Ulster Scots, the latter of which is arguably a separate language. Ulster varieties distinctly pronounce:
- An ordinarily grammatically structured (i.e. declarative sentence, often, with a rising intonation at the end of the sentence (the type of intonation pattern that other English speakers usually associate with questions).[16]
- KIT as lowered, in the general vicinity of [ë~ɘ~ɪ̈].
- STRUT as fronted and slightly rounded, more closely approaching [ɞ].
- GOOSE and FOOT as merged in the general vicinity of [ʉ].
- MOUTH with a backed on-glide and fronted off-glide, putting it in the vicinity of [ɐʏ~ɜʉ].
- PRICE as voiceless consonants.
- FACE as closed syllable.
- GOAT, almost always, as a slightly raised monophthong [o̝(ː)].
- A lack of Happy-tensing; with the final vowel of happy, holy, money, etc. as [e].
- Syllable-final /l/ occasionally as "ɫ]", though especially before a consonant.
West and South-West Irish English
West and South-West Irish English here refers to broad varieties of Ireland's West and South-West Regions. Accents of both regions are known for:
- The backing and slight lowering of MOUTH towards [ɐʊ~ʌʊ].
- The more open starting point for NORTH and THOUGHT of [ɑːɹ~äːɹ] and [ɑː~ä], respectively.
- The preservation of GOAT as monophthongal [oː].
- /θ/ and /ð/, respectively, as [t~tʰ] and [d].
- In the West, /s/ and /z/ may respectively be pronounced by older speakers as /ʃ/ and /ʒ/ before a consonant, so fist sounds like fished, castle like Cashel, and arrest like "arresht".[17]
South-West Irish English (often known, by specific
Dublin English
Dublin English is highly internally diverse and refers collectively to the Irish English varieties immediately surrounding and within the metropolitan area of Dublin. Modern-day Dublin English largely lies on a phonological continuum, ranging from a more traditional, lower-prestige, local urban accent on the one end to a more recently developing, higher-prestige, non-local (regional and even supraregional) accent on the other end, whose most advanced characteristics only first emerged in the late 1980s and 1990s.[22] The accent that most strongly uses the traditional working-class features has been labelled by linguists as local Dublin English. Most speakers from Dublin and its suburbs, however, have accent features falling variously along the entire middle as well as the newer end of the spectrum, which together form what is called non-local Dublin English, spoken by middle- and upper-class natives of Dublin and the greater eastern Irish region surrounding the city. A subset of this variety, whose middle-class speakers mostly range in the middle section of the continuum, is called mainstream Dublin English. Mainstream Dublin English has become the basis of an accent that has otherwise become supraregional (see more below) everywhere except in the north of the country. The majority of Dubliners born since the 1980s (led particularly by women) has shifted towards the most innovative non-local accent, here called new Dublin English, which has gained ground over mainstream Dublin English and which is the most extreme variety in rejecting the local accent's traditional features.[23] The varieties at either extreme of the spectrum, local and new Dublin English, are both discussed in further detail below. In the most general terms, all varieties of Dublin English have the following identifying sounds that are often distinct from the rest of Ireland, pronouncing:
- MOUTH as fronted and/or raised [æʊ~ɛʊ~eʊ]. Aitch being pronounced as haitch, or h-adding, is not uncommon in Dublin English, and "harass" being pronounced as a homophone of "Harris" are also common features of Dublin English.
- PRICE as retracted and/or centralised [əɪ~ɑɪ].
- GOAT as a diphthong in the range (local to non-local) of [ʌʊ~oʊ~əʊ].
Local Dublin English
Local Dublin English (or popular Dublin English) here refers to a traditional,
New Dublin English
Evolving as a fashionable outgrowth of the mainstream non-local Dublin English, new Dublin English (also, advanced Dublin English and, formerly, fashionable Dublin English) is a youthful variety that originally began in the early 1990s among the "
Standard Irish English
Supraregional Southern Irish English (sometimes, simply Supraregional Irish English or Standard Irish English
Ireland's supraregional dialect pronounces:
- TRAP as quite open [a].
- PRICE along a possible spectrum voiced consonants,[24]notably including /r/.
- MOUTH as starting fronter and often more raised than other dialects: [aʊ~æʊ~ɛʊ].
- START may be [äːɹ] ⓘ, with a backer vowel than in other Irish accents, though still relatively fronted.
- THOUGHT as [ɒː].
- NORTH as [ɒːɹ], almost always separate from FORCE [oːɹ], keeping words like war and wore, or horse and hoarse, pronounced distinctly.
- CHOICE as [ɒɪ].
- GOAT as a diphthong, approaching [oʊ] ⓘ, as in the mainstream United States, or [əʊ] ⓘ, as in mainstream England.
- STRUT as higher, fronter, and often rounder [ə~ʊ].
Overview of pronunciation and phonology
The following charts list the vowels typical of each Irish English dialect as well as the several distinctive consonants of Irish English.[9][10] Phonological characteristics of overall Irish English are given as well as categorisations into five major divisions of Hiberno-English: Ulster; West and South-West Ireland; local Dublin; new Dublin; and supraregional (southern) Ireland. Features of mainstream non-local Dublin English fall on a range between "local Dublin" and "new Dublin".
Monophthongs
The following monophthongs are defining characteristics of Irish English:
- STRUT is typically General Americanin the United States.
- There is a partial trap-bath split in most Irish English varieties (cf. Variation in Australian English).
- There is inconsistency regarding the lot–cloth split and the cot–caught merger; certain Irish English dialects have these phenomena while others do not. The cot-caught merger by definition rules out the presence of the lot-cloth split.
- An epenthetic schwa is often inserted between sonorants, e.g. film [ˈfɪləm] and form [ˈfɒɹəm], due to the influence of the Irish language.
- The words any and many are often exceptionally pronounced with /æ/, i.e. rhyme with Annie and Danny.[33]
Diaphoneme
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Ulster | West & South-West Ireland |
Local Dublin |
New Dublin |
Supraregional Ireland |
Example words |
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flat /æ/
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[äː~a] | [æ] | [a] | [æ~a] | add, land, trap | |
/ɑː/ and broad /æ/
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[äː~ɑː] | [æː~aː] | [aː]1 | bath, calm, dance | ||
conservative /ɒ/
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[ɒ] | [ä] | [ɑ~ɒ~ɔ]4 | [ɑ] | lot, top, wasp | |
divergent /ɒ/
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[ɔː~ɒː] | [aː~ä] | [ɔː] | [ɒ] | loss, off | |
/ɔː/ | [ɒː~ɔː~oː]4 | [ɒː] | all, bought, saw | |||
/ɛ/ | [ɛ]2 | dress, met, bread | ||||
/ə/ | [ə] | about, syrup, arena | ||||
/ɪ/4 | [ë~ɘ~ɪ̈] | [ɪ] | hit, skim, tip | |||
/iː/ | [i(ː)]3 | [i(ː)] | beam, chic, fleet | |||
/i/ | [e~ɪ][24] | happy, coffee, movie | ||||
/ʌ/ | [ʌ̈~ʊ] | [ʊ] | [ɤ~ʊ] | [ʌ̈~ʊ] | bus, flood | |
/ʊ/ | [ʉ(ː)] | [ʊ] | book, put, should | |||
/uː/ | [ʊu~uː]3 | [ʊu~ʉu] | food, glue, new |
Footnotes:
^1 In
^2 In South-West Ireland, /ɛ/ before /n/ or /m/ is raised to [ɪ].[34]
Other notes:
- In some highly conservative Irish English varieties, words spelled with ⟨ea⟩ and pronounced with [iː] in RP are pronounced with [eː], for example meat, beat, and leaf.
- In words like took where the spelling ⟨oo⟩ usually represents /ʊ/, conservative speakers may use /uː/. This is most common in local Dublin and the speech of north-east Leinster.
Diphthongs
The following diphthongs are defining characteristics of Irish English:
- The MOUTH diphthong, as in ow or doubt, may start more forward in the mouth in the east (namely, Dublin) and supraregionally; however, it may be further backwards throughout the entire rest of the country. In Ulster, the second element is particularly forward, as in Scotland.
- The CHOICE diphthong, as in boy or choice, generally starts off lower outside of Ulster.
- The FACE diphthong, as in rain or bay, is most commonly realised as monophthongal [eː]. The words gave and came often have /ɛ/ instead, i.e. rhyme with "Kev" and "them".[citation needed]
Diaphoneme | Ulster | West & South-West Ireland |
Local Dublin |
New Dublin |
Supraregional Ireland |
Example words |
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/aɪ/ | [ɛɪ~ɜɪ] | [æɪ~ɐɪ] | [əɪ~ɐɪ]1 | [ɑɪ~ɐɪ] | [aɪ~ɑɪ] | bright, ride, try |
/aʊ/ | [ɐʏ~ɛʉ] | [ɐʊ~ʌʊ] | [ɛʊ]1 | [aʊ~ɛʊ] | now, ouch, scout | |
/eɪ/ | [eː(ə)] | [eː] | [eː~eɪ~ɛɪ][35] | lame, rein, stain | ||
/ɔɪ/ | [ɔɪ] | [əɪ~ɑɪ] | [aɪ~äɪ] | [ɒɪ~oɪ] | [ɒɪ] | boy, choice, moist |
/oʊ/ | [oː] | [ʌo~ʌɔ] | [əʊ] | [oʊ~əʊ] | goat, oh, show |
Footnotes: ^1 Due to the phenomenon of "vowel breaking" local Dublin accents, /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ may be realised as [əjə] and [ɛwə] in
Consonants
The consonants of Hiberno-English mostly align with the typical English consonant sounds. However, a few Irish English consonants have distinctive, varying qualities. The following consonant features are defining characteristics of Hiberno-English:
- Th-stopping: /ð/ and /θ/ are pronounced as stops, [d] and [t], making then and den as well as thin and tin homophones. Some accents, realise them as dental stops [t̪, d̪] and do not merge them with alveolar /t, d/, i.e. making tin ([tʰɪn]) and thin [t̪ʰɪn] a minimal pair. In Ulster they are [ð] and [θ].[36]
- Rhoticity: The pronunciation of historical /r/ is universal in Irish English, as in General American (but not Received Pronunciation), i.e. /r/ is always pronounced, even word finally and before consonants (e.g. here, cart, or surf).
- Lack of /heɪtʃ/ for ⟨h⟩ is standard.
- Syllable final and intervocalic /t/ is pronounced uniquely in most Hiberno-English; the most common pronunciation is as a "slit fricative".
- The phoneme /l/ is almost always of a "light" or "clear" quality (i.e. not velarised), unlike Received Pronunciation, which uses both a clear and a dark "L" sound, or General American, which pronounces all "L" sounds as dark.
Diaphoneme | Ulster1 | West & South-West Ireland |
Local Dublin2 |
New Dublin |
Supraregional Ireland |
Example words |
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/ð/ | [ð] | [d] | [d̪] | this, writhe, wither | ||
syllable-final /l/ | [l] or [ɫ] | [l] | [l] or [ɫ] | ball, soldier, milk | ||
/r/3 | [ɻ] | [ɹˠ] | [ɹˠ] or [ɾ] | [ɻ] | [ɹˠ] or [ɻ] | rot, eerie, scary |
syllable-final /r/ | [ɹˠ] or [∅] | car, shirt, here | ||||
intervocalic /t/ | [ɾ], [ʔ], or [∅] | [θ̠] or [ɾ]4 | [ʔ(h)] | [ɾθ̠]4 | [θ̠], [ʔ], or [ɾ]4 | battle, Italy, water |
word-final /t/ | [t] or [ʔ] | [θ̠] | [ʔ], [h], or [∅] | [θ̠] or [ʔ] | cat, get, right | |
/θ/ | [θ] | [t] | [t̪] | lethal, thick, wrath | ||
/hw/5 | [w] | [ʍ] | [w] | [ʍ] or [w] | awhile, whale, when |
Footnotes:
^1 In traditional, conservative Ulster English, /k/ and /ɡ/ are palatalised before an open front vowel.[39]
Vowels + ⟨r⟩ combinations
The following vowels + ⟨r⟩ combinations are defining characteristics of Hiberno-English:
- Lack of horse–hoarse merger, i.e. distinction between /ɔːr/ and /oʊr/, so that e.g. horse and hoarse don't rhyme in most Irish accents.
- START vowel realised more forward in the mouth in comparison to most varieties of English.
Diaphoneme | Ulster | West & South-West Ireland |
Local Dublin |
New Dublin |
Supraregional Ireland |
Example words |
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/ɑːr/ | [ɑɻ~ɑɹ] | [æːɹ~aɹ] | [äːɹ~ɑɹ]1 | car, guard, park | ||
/ɪər/ | [iːɹ~iɚ] | fear, peer, tier | ||||
/ɛər/ | [(ɛ)ɚː] | [ɛːɹ~eɹ]2 | bare, bear, there | |||
/ɜːr/3 | [ɚː] | [ɛːɹ]3 | [ɚː]2 | irk, girl, earn | ||
[ʊːɹ]3 | work, first, urn | |||||
/ər/ | [ɚ]4 | doctor, martyr, pervade | ||||
/ɔːr/5 | [ɒːɚ~ɔːɹ] | [äːɹ~ɑːɹ] | [ɒːɹ~oːɹ] | for, horse, war | ||
[oːɚ~oːɹ] | [ɔːɹ] | [ɒːɹ] | [oːɹ] | four, hoarse, wore | ||
/ʊər/ | [uːɹ~uɚ]6 | moor, poor, tour | ||||
/jʊər/ | [juːɹ~juɚ~jɚː]6 | cure, Europe, pure |
Footnotes:
^2 In non-local Dublin's more recently emerging (or "new Dublin") accent, /ɛər/ and /ɜr/ may both be realised more rounded as [øːɻ].
/ɛr/
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/ʊr/
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^4 In a rare few local Dublin varieties that are non-rhotic, /ər/ is either lowered to [ɐ] or backed and raised to [ɤ].
^6 In local Dublin /(j)uːr/ may be realised as [(j)uʷə(ɹ)]. For some speakers /(j)uːr/ may merge with /ɔːr/.
Vocabulary
Loan words from Irish
A
Word | IPA (English)
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IPA (Irish) |
Part of speech | Meaning |
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Abú | /əˈbuː/ | /əˈbˠuː/ | Interjection | Hooray! Used in sporting occasions, especially for Gaelic games – Áth Cliath abú! 'hooray for Dublin!' |
Amadán[46] | /ˈɒmədɔːn/ | /ˈamˠəd̪ˠaːnˠ/ | Noun | Fool |
Fáilte | /ˈfɑːltʃə/ | /ˈfˠaːlʲtʲə/ | Noun | Welcome – often in the phrase céad míle fáilte 'a hundred thousand welcomes' |
Flaithiúlach[47] | /flæˈhuːləx/ | /ˈfˠlˠahuːlˠəx/ | Adjective | Generous |
Garsún[48] Garsúr[49] |
/ˈɡɑːrsuːn/ /ˈɡɑːrsuːr/ |
/ˈɡaɾˠsˠuːnˠ/ /ˈɡaɾˠsˠuːrˠ/ |
Noun | Boy |
Gaeltacht | /ˈɡeɪltəxt/ | /ˈɡeːl̪ˠt̪ˠəxt̪ˠ/ | Noun | Officially designated region where Irish is the primary spoken language |
Grá[50] | /ɡrɑː/ | /ɡɾˠaː/ | Noun | Love, affection, not always romantic – 'he has a great grá for the dog' |
Lúdramán[51] | /ˈluːdrəmɑːn/ | /ˈlˠuːd̪ˠɾˠəmˠaːnˠ/ | Noun | Fool |
Plámás[52] | /ˈplɑːmɑːs/ | /ˈpˠlˠaːmˠaːsˠ/ | Noun | Smooth talk, flattery |
Sláinte[53] | /ˈslɑːntʃə/ | /ˈsˠl̪ˠaːn̠ʲtʲə/ | Interjection | [To your] health!/Cheers! |
Derived words from Irish
Another group of Hiberno-English words are those derived from the Irish language. Some are words in English that have entered into general use, while others are unique to Ireland. These words and phrases are often Anglicised versions of words in Irish or direct translations into English. In the latter case, they often give meaning to a word or phrase that is generally not found in wider English use.
Word or Phrase | Part of Speech | Original Irish | Meaning |
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Arra[54]/ och / musha / yerra[55] | Interjection | Ara / Ach / Muise / (conjunction of a Dhia, ara) | "Yerra, sure if it rains, it rains." |
Bockety[56] | Adjective | Bacach (lame) | Unsteady, wobbly, broken |
Boreen | Noun | Bóithrín | Small rural road or track |
Ceili/Ceilidh /ˈkeɪli/[57] | Noun | Céilí | Music and dancing session, especially of traditional music |
Colleen | Noun | Cailín | Girl, young woman |
Fooster | Verb | Fústar[58] | to busy oneself in a restless way, fidget |
Gansey[59] | Noun | Geansaí[60] | Jumper (Sweater) |
Give out[61] | Verb | Tabhair amach | Tell off, reprimand[62] |
Gob[63] | Noun | Gob | Animal's mouth/beak (béal = human mouth) |
Gombeen[57] | Noun | Gaimbín | Money lender, profiteer. Usually in the phrase 'Gombeen man' |
Guards[64] | Noun | Garda Síochána | Police |
Jackeen[65] /dʒæˈkiːn/ | Noun | Nickname for John (i.e. Jack) combined with Irish diminutive suffix -ín | A mildly pejorative term for someone from Dublin. Also 'a self-assertive worthless fellow'.[66] Derived from a person who followed the Union Jack during British rule after 1801, a Dublin man who supported the crown. |
Shoneen[67] | Noun | Seoinín (diminutive of Seán 'John') | An Irishman who imitates English ways |
Sleeveen[68] | Noun | Slíbhín | An untrustworthy, cunning person |
Soft day[69] | Phrase | Lá bog (lit.) | Overcast day (light drizzle/mist) |
Derived words from Old and Middle English
Another class of vocabulary found in Hiberno-English are words and phrases common in Old and Middle English, but which have since become obscure or obsolete in the modern English language generally. Hiberno-English has also developed particular meanings for words that are still in common use in English generally.
Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Origin/notes |
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Amn't[70] |
Verb | "Am not" or used instead of "aren't" | |
Childer[71] | Noun | Child | Survives from Old English, genitive plural of 'child'[72] |
Cop-on[73] | Noun, Verb | shrewdness, intelligence, being 'street-wise'[57] | Middle English from French cap 'arrest' |
Craic / Crack[74] /kræk/ | Noun | Fun, entertainment. Generally now[citation needed] with the Gaelic spelling in the phrase – 'have the craic' from earlier usage in Northern Ireland, Scotland and northern England with spelling 'crack' in the sense 'gossip, chat' | Old English cracian via Ulster-Scots into modern Hiberno-English, then given Gaelic spelling[75] |
Devil[76] | Noun | Curse (e.g., "Devil take him")[77][78] Negation (e.g., for none, "Devil a bit")[79][80] | middle English |
Eejit[81] /ˈiːdʒɪt/ | Noun | Irish (and Scots) version of 'idiot', meaning foolish person[82] | English from Latin idiōta; has found some modern currency in England through the broadcasts of Terry Wogan |
Hames[83] | Noun | a mess, used in the phrase 'make a hames of'[84] | Middle English from Dutch |
Grinds[85] | Noun | Private tuition[86] | Old English grindan |
Jaded[87] | Adjective | physically tired, exhausted[88] Not in the sense of bored, unenthusiastic, 'tired of' something | Middle English jade |
Kip[89] | Noun | Unpleasant, dirty or sordid place[90] | 18th-century English for brothel |
Mitch | Verb | to play truant[91] | Middle English |
Sliced pan[92] | Noun | (Sliced) loaf of bread | Possibly derived from the French pain 'bread' or the pan it was baked in. |
Yoke[93] | Noun | Thing, object, gadget[94] | Old English geoc |
Wagon/Waggon[95] | Noun | an unpleasant or unlikable woman[96] | Middle English |
Whisht[97] | Interjection | Be quiet[98] (Also common in Northern England and Scotland) | Middle English |
Other words
In addition to the three groups above, there are also additional words and phrases whose origin is disputed or unknown. While this group may not be unique to Ireland, their usage is not widespread, and could be seen as characteristic of Irish English.
Word | Part of speech | Meaning | Notes |
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Acting the maggot[99] | Phrase | To behave in an obstreperous or obstinate manner | |
Banjaxed[100] | Verb | Broken, ruined, or rendered incapable of use. Equivalent in meaning to the German kaputt | |
Bogger | Noun | Someone from the countryside or near a bog | |
Bowsie[57] | Noun | a rough or unruly person. Cf. Scots Bowsie[101] | |
Bleb[102][103] | Noun, verb | blister; to bubble up, come out in blisters | |
Bucklepper[104] | Noun | An overactive, overconfident person from the verb, to bucklep (leap like a buck) | Used by Patrick Kavanagh and Seamus Heaney[105] |
Chiseler[106] | Noun | Child | |
Cod[57] | Noun | Foolish person | Usually in phrases like 'acting the cod', 'making a cod of himself'. Can also be used as a verb, 'I was only codding him' |
Culchie[107] | Noun | Person from the countryside | |
Delph[108] | Noun | Dishware |
From the name of the original source of supply, Delft in the Netherlands. See Delftware. |
Feck | Verb, interjection | an attenuated alternative/minced oath | "Feck it!", "Feck off"[109] |
Gurrier[110] | Noun | a tough or unruly young man[111] | perhaps from French guerrier 'warrior', or else from 'gur cake' a pastry previously associated with street urchins. Cf. Scots Gurry[112] |
Jacks | Noun | Bathroom/toilet | Similar to "jakes" as used in 16th-century England. Still in everyday use, particularly in Dublin. |
Messages | Noun | Groceries |
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Minerals[113] | Noun | Soft drinks |
From mineral Waters
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Mot | Noun | Girl or young woman, girlfriend | From Irish maith 'good', i.e. good-looking.[114] |
Press[115] | Noun | Cupboard | Similarly, hotpress in Ireland means airing-cupboard. Press is an old word for cupboard in Scotland and Northern England. |
Rake | Noun | many or a lot. Often in the phrase 'a rake of pints'. Cf. Scots rake[116] | |
Runners[117] | Noun | Trainers/sneakers |
Also 'teckies' or 'tackies', especially in and around Limerick. |
Shops | Noun | Newsagents (or small supermarket) | E.g. "I'm going to the shops, do you want anything?" |
Shore[118] | Noun | Stormdrain or Gutter. Cf. Scots shore[119] | |
Wet the tea[120]/The tea is wet[121] | Phrase | Make the tea/the tea is made |
Grammar and syntax
The syntax of the Irish language is quite different from that of English. Various aspects of Irish syntax have influenced Hiberno-English, though many of these idiosyncrasies are disappearing in suburban areas and among the younger population.
Another feature of Hiberno-English that sets it apart is the retention of words and phrases from Old and Middle English that are not retained otherwise in Modern English.
From Irish
Reduplication
Reduplication is an alleged trait of Hiberno-English strongly associated with Stage Irish and Hollywood films.
- the Irish ar bith corresponds to English 'at all', so the stronger ar chor ar bith gives rise to the form "at all at all".
- "I've no time at all at all."
- ar eagla go ... (lit. 'on fear that ...') means 'in case ...'. The variant ar eagla na heagla, (lit. 'on fear of fear') implies the circumstances are more unlikely. The corresponding Hiberno-English phrases are 'to be sure' and the very rarely used "to be sure to be sure". In this context, these are not, as might be thought, disjuncts meaning "certainly"; they could better be translated 'in case' and 'just in case'. Nowadays normally spoken with conscious levity.
- "I brought some cash in case I saw a bargain, and my credit card to be sure to be sure."
Yes and no
Irish has no words that directly translate as
- "Are you coming home soon?" – "I am."
- "Is your mobile charged?" – "It isn't."
This is not limited only to the verb to be: it is also used with to have when used as an auxiliary; and, with other verbs, the verb to do is used. This is most commonly used for intensification, especially in Ulster English.
- "This is strong stuff, so it is."
- "We won the game, so we did."
Recent past construction
Irish indicates recency of an action by adding "after" to the present continuous (a verb ending in "-ing"), a construction known as the "hot news perfect" or "after perfect".
- "Why did you hit him?" – "He was after giving me cheek." (he had [just beforehand] been cheeky to me).
A similar construction is seen where exclamation is used in describing a recent event:
- "I'm after hitting him with the car!" Táim tar éis é a bhualadh leis an gcarr!
- "She's after losing five stone in five weeks!" Tá sí tar éis cúig chloch a chailleadh i gcúig seachtaine!
When describing less astonishing or significant events, a structure resembling the German perfect can be seen:
- "I have the car fixed." Tá an carr deisithe agam.
- "I have my breakfast eaten." Tá mo bhricfeasta ite agam.
This correlates with an analysis of "H1 Irish" proposed by Adger & Mitrovic,[126] in a deliberate parallel to the status of German as a V2 language.
Recent past construction has been directly adopted into
Reflection for emphasis
The reflexive version of pronouns is often used for emphasis or to refer indirectly to a particular person, etc., according to context. Herself, for example, might refer to the speaker's boss or to the woman of the house. Use of herself or himself in this way can imply status or even some arrogance of the person in question.[128] Note also the indirectness of this construction relative to, for example, She's coming now. This reflexive pronoun can also be used in a more neutral sense to describe a person's spouse or partner – "I was with himself last night" or "How's herself doing?"
- "'Tis herself that's coming now." Is í féin atá ag teacht anois.
- "Was it all of ye or just yourself?" An sibhse ar fad nó tusa féin a bhí i gceist?
Prepositional pronouns
There are some language forms that stem from the fact that there is no verb to have in Irish. Instead, possession is indicated in Irish by using the preposition "at", (in Irish, ag). To be more precise, Irish uses a prepositional pronoun that combines ag 'at' and mé 'me' to create agam. In English, the verb "to have" is used, along with a "with me" or "on me" that derives from Tá ... agam. This gives rise to the frequent
- "Do you have the book?" – "I have it with me."
- "Have you change for the bus on you?"
- "He will not shut up if he has drink taken."
Somebody who can speak a language "has" a language, in which Hiberno-English has borrowed the grammatical form used in Irish.
- "She does not have Irish." Níl Gaeilge aici. literally 'There is no Irish at her.'
When describing something, many Hiberno-English speakers use the term "in it" where "there" would usually be used. This is due to the Irish word ann fulfilling both meanings.
- "Is it yourself that is in it?" An tú féin atá ann?
- "Is there any milk in it?" An bhfuil bainne ann?
Another idiom is this thing or that thing described as "this man here" or "that man there", which also features in Newfoundland English in Canada.
- "This man here." An fear seo. (cf. the related anseo = here)
- "That man there." An fear sin. (cf. the related ansin = there)
Conditionals have a greater presence in Hiberno-English due to the tendency to replace the simple present tense with the conditional (would) and the simple past tense with the conditional perfect (would have).
- "John asked me would I buy a loaf of bread." (John asked me to buy a loaf of bread.)
- "How do you know him? We would have been in school together." (We were in school together.)
Bring and take: Irish use of these words differs from that of British English because it follows the Irish grammar for beir and tóg. English usage is determined by direction; a person determines Irish usage. So, in English, one takes "from here to there", and brings it "to here from there". In Irish, a person takes only when accepting a transfer of possession of the object from someone else – and a person brings at all other times, irrespective of direction (to or from).
- Don't forget to bring your umbrella with you when you leave.
- (To a child) Hold my hand: I don't want someone to take you.
To be
The Irish equivalent of the verb "to be" has two present tenses, one (the present tense proper or "aimsir láithreach") for cases which are generally true or are true at the time of speaking and the other (the habitual present or "aimsir ghnáthláithreach") for repeated actions. Thus, "you are [now, or generally]" is tá tú, but "you are [repeatedly]" is bíonn tú. Both forms are used with the verbal noun (equivalent to the English
The corresponding usage in English is frequently found in rural areas, especially County Mayo and County Sligo in the west of Ireland and County Wexford in the south-east, inner-city Dublin and Cork city along with border areas of the North and Republic. In this form, the verb "to be" in English is similar to its use in Irish, with a "does be/do be" (or "bees", although less frequently) construction to indicate the continuous, or habitual, present:
- "He does be working every day." Bíonn sé ag obair gach lá.
- "They do be talking on their mobiles a lot." Bíonn siad ag caint go minic ar a bhfóin póca.
- "He does be doing a lot of work at school." Bíonn sé ag déanamh go leor oibre ar scoil.
- "It's him I do be thinking of." Is air a bhíonn mé ag smaoineamh.
From Old and Middle English
In old-fashioned usage, "it is" can be freely abbreviated 'tis, even as a standalone sentence. This also allows the double contraction 'tisn't, for "it is not".
Irish has separate forms for the second person singular (tú) and the second person plural (sibh). Mirroring Irish, and almost every other Indo-European language, the plural you is also distinguished from the singular in Hiberno-English, normally by use of the otherwise archaic English word ye [jiː]; the word yous (sometimes written as youse) also occurs, but primarily only in Dublin and across Ulster. In addition, in some areas in Leinster, north Connacht and parts of Ulster, the hybrid word ye-s, pronounced "yiz", may be used. The pronunciation differs with that of the northwestern being [jiːz] and the Leinster pronunciation being [jɪz].
- "Did ye all go to see it?" Ar imigh sibh go léir chun é a fheicint?
- "None of youse have a clue!" Níl ciall/leid ar bith agaibh!
- "Are ye not finished yet?" Nach bhfuil sibh críochnaithe fós?
- "Yis are after destroying it!" Tá sibh tar éis é a scriosadh!
The word ye, yis or yous, otherwise archaic, is still used in place of "you" for the second-person plural, e.g. "Where are yous going?" Ye'r, Yisser or Yousser are the possessive forms.
The verb mitch is very common in Ireland, indicating being truant from school. This word appears in Shakespeare (though he wrote in Early Modern English rather than Middle English), but is seldom heard these days in British English, although pockets of usage persist in some areas (notably South Wales, Devon, and Cornwall). In parts of Connacht and Ulster the mitch is often replaced by the verb scheme, while in Dublin it is often replaced by "on the hop/bounce".
Another usage familiar from Shakespeare is the inclusion of the second person pronoun after the imperative form of a verb, as in "Wife, go you to her ere you go to bed" (Romeo and Juliet, Act III, Scene IV). This is still common in Ulster: "Get youse your homework done or you're no goin' out!" In Munster, you will still hear children being told, "Up to bed, let ye" [lɛˈtʃi].
For influence from
Other grammatical influences
This section possibly contains original research. This appears to be a random selection of characteristics of Hiberno-English and not the result of "grammatical influences" other than Irish and older varieties of English, or at least it is written as such. (October 2021) |
Now is often used at the end of sentences or phrases as a semantically empty word, completing an utterance without contributing any apparent meaning. Examples include "Bye now" (= "Goodbye"), "There you go now" (when giving someone something), "Ah now!" (expressing dismay), "Hold on now" (= "wait a minute"), "Now then" as a mild attention-getter, etc. This usage is universal among English dialects, but occurs more frequently in Hiberno-English. It is also used in the manner of the Italian 'prego' or German 'bitte', for example, a barman might say "Now, Sir." when delivering drinks.
So is often used for emphasis ("I can speak Irish, so I can"), or it may be tacked onto the end of a sentence to indicate agreement, where "then" would often be used in Standard English ("Bye so", "Let's go so", "That's fine so", "We'll do that so"). The word is also used to contradict a negative statement ("You're not pushing hard enough" – "I am so!"). (This contradiction of a negative is also seen in American English, though not as often as "I am too", or "Yes, I am".) The practice of indicating emphasis with so and including reduplicating the sentence's subject pronoun and auxiliary verb (is, are, have, has, can, etc.) such as in the initial example, is particularly prevalent in more northern dialects such as those of Sligo, Mayo and the counties of Ulster.
Sure/Surely is often used as a tag word, emphasising the obviousness of the statement, roughly translating as but/and/well/indeed. It can be used as "to be sure" (but the other stereotype of "Sure and …" is not actually used in Ireland.) Or "Sure, I can just go on Wednesday", "I will not, to be sure." The word is also used at the end of sentences (primarily in Munster), for instance, "I was only here five minutes ago, sure!" and can express emphasis or indignation. In Ulster, the reply "Aye, surely" may be given to show strong agreement.
To is often omitted from sentences where it would exist in British English. For example, "I'm not allowed go out tonight", instead of "I'm not allowed to go out tonight".[citation needed]
Will is often used where British English would use "shall" or American English "should" (as in "Will I make us a cup of tea?"). The distinction between "shall" (for first-person simple future, and second- and third-person emphatic future) and "will" (second- and third-person simple future, first-person emphatic future), maintained by many in England, does not exist in Hiberno-English, with "will" generally used in all cases.
Once is sometimes used in a different way from how it is used in other dialects; in this usage, it indicates a combination of logical and causal conditionality: "I have no problem laughing at myself once the joke is funny." Other dialects of English would probably use "if" in this situation.
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