Hiberno-English
Also known as Irish-English, IrE, Irish English (IrE), Irish English, Hiberno English, English in Ireland, en-IE, Anglo-Irish
Hiberno-English or Irish English (IrE), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of dialects of the English language native to the island of Ireland. In both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, English is the first language in everyday use and, alongside the Irish language, one of two official languages (with Ulster Scots, in Northern Ireland, being another local language or dialect).
Key facts
- Language.name
- Hiberno-English
- Language.altname
- Irish EnglishAnglo-Irish
- Language.nativename
- English
- Language.states
- Ireland
- Language.region
- Native: Republic of Ireland and Northern IrelandDiaspora: United States, Great Britain, Australia, Canada, New Zealand
- Language.ethnicity
- Irish people
- Language.speakers
- 5+ million in the Republic of Ireland 6.8 million speakers in Ireland overall.
- Language.date
- 2012 European Commission
- Language.speakers2
- 275,000 L2 speakers of English in Ireland (European Commission 2012)
- Language.familycolor
- Indo-European
- Language.fam2
- Germanic
- Language.fam3
Article
33 sectionsContents
- History
- Ulster English
- Western and Southern Irish English
- Dublin English
- Local Dublin English
- Advanced Dublin English
- Standard Irish English
- <span class="anchor" id="Phonology"></span>Overview of pronunciation and phonology
- Monophthongs
- Diphthongs
- Consonants
- Vowel + {{Vr|r}} combinations
- Vocabulary
- Loan words from Irish
- Derived words from Irish
- Derived words from Old and Middle English
- Other words
- Grammar and syntax
- From Irish
- Reduplication
- Yes and no
- Recent past construction
- Reflection for emphasis
- Prepositional pronouns
- To be
- From Old and Middle English
- Other grammatical influences
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Hiberno-English or Irish English (IrE), also formerly sometimes called Anglo-Irish, is the set of dialects of the English language native to the island of Ireland. In both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, English is the first language in everyday use and, alongside the Irish language, one of two official languages (with Ulster Scots, in Northern Ireland, being another local language or dialect).
The writing standards of Irish English, such as its spelling, align with British English. However, the diverse accents and some of the grammatical structures and vocabulary of Irish English are unique, including certain notably conservative phonological features and vocabulary: those that are no longer common in the dialects of England or North America. It shows significant influences from the Irish language and also, in the north, the Scots language.