Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change

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Education
IS THE MOST
POWERFUL
WEAPON
WHICH YOU CAN
USE TO CHANGE
the world
SAVE
MY
DAY!

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IRISH ENGLISH
Plan of the presentation
1. Introduction
2. History of Irish English
3. Where do people speak
Irish English?
4. Basic features of Irish
English:
- grammar
- vocabulary
- pronounciation

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1. INTRODUCTION
Irish English / Hiberno-English vs. Irish Gaelic:
Irish Gaelic is a language originating in Ireland, historically
spoken by the Irish people. It‘s now spoken as a first
language by a minority of Irish people.
The term Irish Gaelic is often used when English speakers
discuss the relationship among the three Gaelic languages –
Irish Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic and Manx.
Irish English or Hiberno-English (Latin: Hibernia - Ireland)
is the form of English written and widely spoken in Ireland.

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HISTORY OF ENGLISH
English was first brought to
Ireland as a result of the
Norman invasion of the late
12th century, although during
that time the Normans did not
speak English, but rather
Norman-French.
By the mid-19th century, English
was the majority language
spoken in the country.
Modern English spoken in Ireland
today retains some features
showing the influence of the Irish
language, such as vocabulary,
grammatical structures and
pronunciation.

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3.WHERE DO PEOPLE
SPEAK IRISH ENGLISH?
GRAMMAR
There are about 133,000
native speakers
of Irish Gaelic in Ireland (2011)
and ca. 900 000 people
declare to have
basic knowledge
of Irish Gaelic.
An interesting fact: there are
approximately 115 000 people
speaking Polish in Ireland.

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GRAMMAR
1!!!!!!*
NATIVE SPEAKERS OF IRISH ENGLISH
DON’T USE ‘YES.’ AND ‘NO.’ AS AN ANSWER.
ARE YOU COMING SOON?
YES, I AM.
IRISH: I AM.
IS YOUR MOBILE CHARGED?
NO, IT ISN’T.
IRISH: ‘IT’S NOT.’
*INSTEAD OF 'YOU' (2. PERSON PL.)
THEY USE 'YIS' AS A SUBJECT.
-ARE YIS PROUD OF IT?
-ARE YOU PROUD OF IT?
*'YE' IS USED AS AN OBJECT INSTEAD OF 'YOU'.
-GOD BLESS YE.
-GOD BLESS YOU.
*QUESTION TAGS ARE REPLACED BY: ‘ NO?’ OR
‘YEAH?’
-HE ISN'T COMING TODAY, NO?
-THE BANK'S CLOSED NOW, YEAH?

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GRAMMAR 2
*IN IRISH ENGLISH THEY
DON’T USE PRESENT
PERFECT. INSTEAD OF
THIS TENSE THEY USE
CONSTRUCTION: ‘AFTER
+ -ING’.
WHY DID YOU HIT HIM?
HE WAS AFTER
SLAPPING MY FACE.
INSTEAD OF: HE HAS
JUST SLAPPED MY FACE.
*‘HOT NEWS PERFECT’ IS
USED TO DESCRIBE A
RECENT ACTION.
I'M AFTER HITTING HIM
WITH THE CAR!
*WHEN OUR ATTITUDE
IS LESS EMOTIONAL WE
USE ANOTHER
CONSTRUCTION.
I HAVE THE CAR FIXED.
I HAVE MY BREAKFAST

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GRAMMAR 3
*IN IRISH ENGLISH THEY DON’T USE INDEFINITE PRONOUNS.
SHE HAD THE FLU SO HE BROUGHT HER TO THE HOSPITAL.
SHE CAME HOME FOR THE CHRISTMAS.
HE DOES BE WORKING EVERY DAY.
THEY DO BE TALKING ON THEIR MOBILES A LOT.
HE DOES BE DOING A LOT OF WORK AT SCHOOL.
IT'S HIM I DO BE THINKING OF.

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*A NUMBER OF IRISH
GAELIC-LANGUAGE
WORDS ARE USED IN
HIBERNO-ENGLISH,
PARTICULARLY
AS OFFICIAL WORDS:
‘CAT’ [CATASTROPHIC]–
HORRIBLE
THE WEATHER IS CAT,
NO?
‘GAS’ – CHEERFUL
HE'S A GAS MAN, NO?
‘BOOT’ – AN
UNATTRACTIVE WOMAN
‘BOLD’ – IMPOLITE,
RUDE
‘DINGEN’ – VERY GOOD
*AN ADJECTIVE 'GREAT'
IS NOT USED TO
EXPRESS THAT
SOMETHING IS
'EXCELLENT' OR 'COOL'.
THEY USE A WORD:
"GRAND" INSTEAD.
"I'M FINE/GREAT,
THANKS' 'I'M GRAND,

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PRONUNCIATION

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