and intonation. A s a result o f linguistic contact between Irish and
English, the latter changed som e o f its phonetic features. There
are also som e changes in the vocabulary and grammar o f Irish
English.
Instead o f /
1
/ or /i:/ the vo w el /е / is used in words like
spirit
/'speret/,
sit
/set/,
he
/he/,
tea
/te/ etc.
Long /a :/ for RP is used in words like
man
/m a:n/,
bad
/b a:d /
etc.
The vow el /
0
/ is substituted by /
0
:/ in words like /so:ft/. The
diphthong /
01
/ is used instead o f RP /ai/ in initial and m edial p o si
tions in words like
nice
/n ois/,
ice
/o is /
but
/ai/ is pronounced in
the final position o f words as in
my
/m ai/,
by
/bai/ etc.
The consonants /0 / and /5 / are substituted by /d/ and /t/ in
words like
thing
/tit)/,
thought
/to:t/,
this
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