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*The phoneme {{IPA|lang=en|/x/}} as in a'''ch''' is mostly realised as the uvular {{IPA|lang=en|/χ/}} instead of the velar {{IPA|lang=en|/x/}}. |
*The phoneme {{IPA|lang=en|/x/}} as in a'''ch''' is mostly realised as the uvular {{IPA|lang=en|/χ/}} instead of the velar {{IPA|lang=en|/x/}}. |
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[[File:Mid-Ulster monophthong chart.svg|thumb|Monophthongs of Mid-Ulster, from Maguire (2020).]] |
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*The diphthong {{IPA|lang=en|/ɑʊ/}} is pronounced more like {{IPA|lang=en|/əʉ/}} in most of the areas, |
*The diphthong {{IPA|lang=en|/ɑʊ/}} is pronounced more like {{IPA|lang=en|/əʉ/}} in most of the areas, |
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*{{IPA|lang=en|/ʊ/}} in "f'''oo'''d" and {{IPA|lang=en|/u/}} in "b'''oo'''t" are pronounced like {{IPA|lang=en|/ʉ/}}. |
*{{IPA|lang=en|/ʊ/}} in "f'''oo'''d" and {{IPA|lang=en|/u/}} in "b'''oo'''t" are pronounced like {{IPA|lang=en|/ʉ/}}. |
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Mid-Ulster English | |
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Native to | Ulster |
Region | United Kingdom (County Tyrone, County Londonderry, County Fermanagh, County Armagh, County Antrim, and County Down) |
Early forms | |
Latin (English alphabet) Unified English Braille | |
Official status | |
Regulated by | – |
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ISO 639-3 | – |
Glottolog | None |
Mid-Ulster English, also spelled Mid Ulster English, (Ulster Scots: Mid-Ulstèr Inglis, Irish: Béarla Lár Uladh), also called Standard Northern Irish,[1] often abbreviated to MUE, is a subdialect of Ulster English. It is spoken in some parts of Northern Ireland and Donegal.[2] The term Mid-Ulster English sometimes means English in Northern Ireland not derived from Scots.[3] Despite its name, Mid-Ulster English is spoken in most parts of Ulster.
History
17th century and the Plantation of Ulster
During the Plantation of Ulster, many English-speaking Northern English people and Scots-speaking Southern Scottish people would move to Ulster, planting the west and east respectively.[4][5] Meanwhile, Ulster Irish remained in the more southern parts. With the influence or the three languages, the central dialect would become the 17th century Mid-Ulster dialect.[6][7][8]
Expansion
As the central dialect spread around with immigration, it eventually expanded to most of the Ulster region.[9] Because of this expansion, Mid-Ulster English started to be claimed as the standard Ulster dialect.[8] This approximately went from the east of County Down, of Northern Ireland, all the way towards western County Donegal, of the Republic of Ireland.
Modern day
The local rural Belfast and Derry dialects come from this dialect. The most spoken dialect in the Ulster region, the expansion helped it to get more speakers. Groups like the Mid Ulster English Society were founded to protect and promote the dialect. Warren Maguire, a senior lecturer in the English language, has studied the dialect, specifically his local Southwest Tyrone dialect.[10]
Phonology
The sounds of Mid-Ulster English are known to sound like a combination of Hiberno-English and Ulster Scots English.[11] As such, many features in Mid-Ulster English are combined, having influences from both varieties.[12] Its phonology is a bit different to other English dialects in the isles.[13] The phonology of Mid-Ulster English is shown to have many features from other languages, with various different vowels and other features absent in different varieties of English.[14] The symbols below are those of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
Consonants
- Rhoticity is present in the Mid-Ulster dialect, like in other Ulster dialects.[2]
- The suffix /ɪŋ/ in verbs such as running is pronounced /ɪn/.
- The dialect also has lowering, which makes the speaker sound more low pitch.
- The phoneme /x/ as in ach is mostly realised as the uvular /χ/ instead of the velar /x/.
Vowels
- The diphthong /ɑʊ/ is pronounced more like /əʉ/ in most of the areas,
- /ʊ/ in "food" and /u/ in "boot" are pronounced like /ʉ/.
Sample text
This sample text is the poem John the Liar by Rev. William Forbes Marshall.
- Well, it was freezin' hard.
- An' bitther cowl; an' min' ye I had play,
- (Yon mare's the deil for gettin' on hir en:)
- But there wos John, he had his two han's up, Scared like an peghin, with no hat or coat;
- A man's unaisy when he sees the like.
- "The Lord bliss me, sez I, 'what's wrong?' Sez he,
- 'Be gomentays, I went an' killed two pigs, Ye niver seen the like of them two pigs, Throth they wor tarra; jist the five months oul".
- "The deil a hair I care, sez I, 'ye killed A score of pigs; stan' out the road!'
See also
Bibliography
- Maguire, Warren (2020-09-21). Language and Dialect Contact in Ireland: The Phonological Origins of Mid-Ulster English. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 978-1-4744-5293-9.
References
- ^ Valpa, Ana (2020-04-23). "Ulster English". Medium. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ a b Trudgill, Peter (1984-05-17). Language in the British Isles. CUP Archive. pp. 117–118. ISBN 978-0-521-24057-4.
- ^ Hickey, Raymond (2002-01-01). A Source Book for Irish English. John Benjamins Publishing. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-90-272-3753-8.
- ^ "IV. The Scots in Ulster". Turnbull Clan. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ "Plantation of Ulster | Discover Ulster-Scots". Discover Ulster-Scots. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Hickey, Raymond (2012-12-06). Areal Features of the Anglophone World. Walter de Gruyter. p. 69. ISBN 978-3-11-027942-9.
- ^ "BBC - History - Wars and Conflicts - Plantation of Ulster - Ulster Scots". BBC. Retrieved 2023-06-18.
- ^ a b Maguire (2020), p. 10
- ^ Г, Ніколенко А. Лексикологія англійської мови – теорія і практика. [англ.].: Навчальний посібник для ВНЗ. Нова Книга. pp. 362–363. ISBN 978-966-382-076-7.
- ^ Maguire, Warren. "Southwest Tyrone English". University of Edinburgh. Retrieved 2023-07-06.
- ^ Trudgill, Peter (1984-05-17). Language in the British Isles. CUP Archive. pp. 129–130. ISBN 978-0-521-24057-4.
- ^ Hogg, Richard M.; Blake, Norman Francis; Burchfield, Robert; Lass, Roger; Romaine, Suzanne (1992). The Cambridge History of the English Language. Cambridge University Press. p. 174. ISBN 978-0-521-26478-5.
- ^ Maguire (2020), p. 15
- ^ Hickey, Raymond (2024-01-05). The Oxford Handbook of Irish English. Oxford University Press. p. 212. ISBN 978-0-19-885615-3.
External links
- South West Tyrone Dialect
- Mid Ulster English Society Facebook page
- A til Azed – a glossary of Mid-Ulster vocabulary at BBC Northern Ireland
- South West Tyrone Dialect, South West Tyrone Dialect
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