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R-Coloured vowels in Irish English

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  06 February 2009

Raymond Hickey
Raymond Hickey
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(University of Bonn)
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The two phonemes which, in Standard English and the dialects of southern English, inasmuch as the latter deviate from the standard, have shown a tendency to be lost, /h/ and /r/1, at least in certain positions, have been fully retained in all varieties of Irish English. There is no /h/-dropping (Wells 1982:23ff.) in Irish English and /r/ is maintained in all positions where it is indicated by the orthography. The orthography offers a convenient yardstick here as the two innovative occurrences of /r/ in Received Pronunciation, linking /r/ and intrusive /r/ (Gimson 1980:208f.) are not recognized orthographically and are not found in Irish English either.

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association , Volume 15 , Issue 2 , July 1989 , pp. 44 - 58
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Copyright © Journal of the International Phonetic Association 1989

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