Tag Archives: Dublin Accents

Supraregional Irish English

Posted on April 10, 2011 by Ben

I spent Friday night at a gala for the organization my girlfriend works for, a community center created for (and largely run by) Irish immigrants.  As always, it was an accent tour of the Emerald Isle, as folks from Dublin, … Continue reading →

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Singing in Dialect

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Ben

I was taught early on that listening to singers is a terrible way of getting a sense of their particular accent. This makes sense to some degree, since singing will distorts important distinctions such as vowel length and prosody. But … Continue reading →

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The 5 Best Irish Accents on Film

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Ben

As it’s Saint Patrick’s day, there have been a number of “worst Irish Accents on film articles floating around. I like to remain relatively positive here, so instead of putting out another list eviscerating Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts, I’d … Continue reading →

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Dublin: A Tale of Two Accents

Posted on February 2, 2011 by Ben

NOTE: This post uses the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For information about this notation, please visit my page of IPA Resources. Why does Dublin have so many dialects? Even compared to other cities in the British Isles, the city has … Continue reading →

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