Fingallian

E21038

Fingallian was an extinct Anglic language variety once spoken in the Fingal region of Ireland, showing strong influence from both Old and Middle English as well as Irish.

Aliases (1)

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Anglic language
dialect
extinct language
causeOfExtinction language shift to mainstream English
socioeconomic pressure favoring standard English
closelyRelatedTo Middle English
Yola language
country Ireland
documentedIn early modern literary sources
local glossaries and wordlists
ethnicGroup Old English settlers in Ireland
extinction 18th century
hasAlternativeName Fingal dialect
Fingallian dialect
hasLanguageCode none
hasLinguisticFeature Irish-influenced syntax
distinctive local lexicon specific to Fingal region
strong retention of archaic Middle English vocabulary
substrate influence from Irish phonology
hasPhonologicalFeature Irish-influenced prosody and stress patterns
hasSociolinguisticStatus minority vernacular
rural dialect
hasType relic dialect
influencedBy Irish language
Middle English
Old English
languageContactWith Irish-speaking population of Fingal
languageFamily Anglic languages
Germanic languages
Indo-European languages
West Germanic languages
namedAfter Fingal
partOf history of English in Ireland
linguistic history of Ireland
region County Dublin
Fingal
replacedBy Hiberno-English
spokenIn early modern Ireland
medieval Ireland
status extinct
studiedIn contact linguistics
historical linguistics of English
subclassOf English-based contact language
Middle English dialect
timePeriod early modern period
late medieval period
useContext rural communities in Fingal
writingSystem Latin script

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Yola language ("Fingallian language")
closelyRelatedTo
Old English
isAncestorOf

Please wait…