Mid Ulster English - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Mid Ulster English: Encyclopedia Ii - Mid Ulster English - Phonology
Phonetics are in IPA. Mid Ulster English - Vowels. Vowels have phonemic vowel length with one set of lexically long and one of lexical...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster: Encyclopedia - Ulster
Ulster (Irish: Cúige Uladh, IPA: /ˈkuːgʲ ˈulu/) is one of the four provinces of Ireland. Ulster - Geography and demographics. Ulste...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiberno-english: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiberno-english - Grammar Derived From Irish
The Irish language has no words which directly translate as "yes" or "no", instead the verb in a question is repeated in an answer. Peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Irish: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Irish - Phonology
The phonemic inventory of Ulster Irish (based on the accent of Gweedore) is as shown in the following chart (based on Ní Chasaide 1999; ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster - History And Politics
Ulster - Early history. Ulster is one of the four Irish provinces. Its name derives from the Irish language Cúige Uladh (pronounced "K...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiberno-english: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiberno-english - Grammar Derived From Irish
The Irish language has no words which directly translate as "yes" or "no", instead the verb in a question is repeated in an answer. Peopl...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Irish: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Irish - Morphology
Ulster Irish - Initial mutations. Ulster Irish has the same two initial mutations, lenition and eclipsis, as the other two dialects and...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British English: Encyclopedia - British English
British English (BrE) is a term used to differentiate the form of the English language used in the United Kingdom from other forms of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Irish: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Irish - Lexicon
The Ulster dialect contains many words not used in other dialects, or used otherwise only in County Mayo. In other cases, a semantic shif...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Irish: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Irish - Syntax
The Ulster dialect uses the present tense of the subjunctive mood in certain cases where other dialects prefer to use the future indicati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiberno-english: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiberno-english - Turns Of Phrase
Amn't is used as an abbreviation of "am not", by analogy with "isn't" and "aren't". This can be used as a tag question ("I'm making a mis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiberno-english: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiberno-english - Preservation Of Older English Usage
In old-fashioned usage, "it is" can be freely abbreviated "'tis", even as a standalone sentence. This also allows the double contraction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiberno-english: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiberno-english - Turns Of Phrase
Amn't is used as an abbreviation of "am not", by analogy with "isn't" and "aren't". This can be used as a tag question ("I'm making a mis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster - Geography And Demographics
Ulster has a population of just under 2 million people and an area of 24,481 square kilometres (8,952 square miles). Its biggest city is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster - Sport
In Rugby union, the Ulster branch of the Irish Rugby Football Union plays as a professional club in the Celtic League, along with clubs f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hiberno-english: Encyclopedia Ii - Hiberno-english - Preservation Of Older English And Norman French Usage
In old-fashioned usage, "it is" can be freely abbreviated "'tis", even as a standalone sentence. This also allows the double contraction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages In The United Kingdom - Status
A number of bodies have been established to oversee the promotion of the regional languages: in Scotland, Bòrd na Gàidhlig oversees Sco...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Scots Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Scots Language - History
Scots, mainly Gaelic-speaking, had been settling in Ulster since the 1400s, but large numbers of Scots-speaking Lowlanders, some 200,000,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonological History Of The Low Back Vowels: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonological History Of The Low Back Vowels - Cot-caught Merger
In linguistics, the cot-caught merger (also known as the low back merger) is a phonemic merger, a sound change, that occurs in some varie...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Regional Accents Of English Speakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Regional Accents Of English Speakers - British Isles
Main article: British English English accents and dialects vary more widely within the UK itself than they do in other parts of the world...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - British English: Encyclopedia Ii - British English - -ise Versus -ize
Words of the sort organize/organise and their derivatives can be spelt with either s or z in British English. The -ize forms are promoted...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Scots Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Scots Language - Legal Status
Ulster Scots is defined in legislation (The North/South Co-operation (Implementation Bodies) Northern Ireland Order 1999) as: the variety...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Scots Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Scots Language - Heritage
In recent years a movement has been under way to change the perception of Ulster Scots. It is derided by many as "poor English", citing e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Scots Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Scots Language - Literature
In the Lowland Scots-speaking areas of Ulster there was traditionally a considerable demand for the work of Scottish poets, often in loca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ulster Scots Language: Encyclopedia Ii - Ulster Scots Language - Who Speaks It
During the middle of the 20th century, the linguist R. J. Gregg established the geographical boundaries of Ulster's Lowland Scots-speakin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Regional Accents Of English Speakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Regional Accents Of English Speakers - North America
Main article: North American English Regional accents of English speakers - Canada. Main article: Canadian English Canadian accents var...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Regional Accents Of English Speakers: Encyclopedia Ii - Regional Accents Of English Speakers - Southern Hemisphere
Regional accents of English speakers - Australia. Main article: Australian English phonology The Australian accent varies between socia...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages In The United Kingdom - Statistics
According to the 2001 census, Welsh is spoken by about 20% of the population of Wales, giving it around 600,000 speakers. However, there ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Phonological History Of The Low Back Vowels: Encyclopedia Ii - Phonological History Of The Low Back Vowels - Lot-cloth Split
The lot-cloth split is the result of a late seventeenth-century sound change that lengthened /ɒ/ to [ɒː] before voiceless fricatives, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages In The United Kingdom - Languages In The United Kingdom
Languages in the United Kingdom - Native. English (British English) Cant Cockney rhyming slang English English Estuary English Geord...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages In The United Kingdom: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages In The United Kingdom - Languages Of Channel Islands And Isle Of Man
The Channel Islands and Isle of Man are not part of the UK, but are closely associated with it. Their languages are recognised as regiona...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mid Ulster English: Encyclopedia Ii - Mid Ulster English - Vocabulary
Much non-standard vocabulary found in Mid Ulster English and many meanings of standard English words peculiar to the dialect come from Sc...   » Read the article