Irish dialect continuum
E532805
The Irish dialect continuum is the range of mutually intelligible regional varieties of the Irish language spoken across Ireland, including major dialects such as Munster, Connacht, and Ulster Irish.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Irish dialect continuum canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish language variety
ⓘ
dialect continuum ⓘ linguistic concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo | spoken Irish ⓘ |
| characteristic |
gradual grammatical variation
ⓘ
gradual lexical variation ⓘ gradual phonological variation ⓘ mutual intelligibility between adjacent varieties ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Manx Gaelic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic dialect continuum ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Irish dialect atlases
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
grammars of regional Irish ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom | single uniform standard dialect ⓘ |
| hasBoundaryIssue | difficulty of drawing sharp lines between dialects ⓘ |
| hasDialectCenter |
Connacht Gaeltacht regions
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munster Gaeltacht regions NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster Gaeltacht regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasExampleDialectFeature |
distinct pronunciation of broad and slender consonants by region
ⓘ
regional variation in verbal endings ⓘ regional variation in vocabulary for everyday items ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalRoot |
Middle Irish regional varieties
ⓘ
Old Irish dialect variation ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Connacht Irish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gaeltacht Irish dialects ⓘ Munster Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulster Irish NERFINISHED ⓘ regional Irish accents ⓘ urban Irish varieties ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticAspect |
attitudes toward different Irish dialects
ⓘ
regional identity among Irish speakers ⓘ |
| includesMajorDialectGroup |
northern dialects of Irish
ⓘ
southern dialects of Irish ⓘ western dialects of Irish ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
geographical separation of Irish-speaking communities
ⓘ
historical provincial boundaries in Ireland ⓘ language shift to English in Ireland ⓘ |
| language | Irish language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overlapsWith |
Irish Gaeltacht speech communities
ⓘ
Irish language revival varieties ⓘ |
| partOf | Goidelic language dialect continua ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Gaeltacht
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
standard Irish ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Celtic linguistics
ⓘ
dialectology ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| temporalExtent | modern period of Irish language ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.