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Maire (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 08:56 am:

Could someone please explain how the stress system in Munster Irish works. I know that for most dialects the stress is on the first syllable with few exceptions. How and why is Munster different? Thanks.

Róman (Unregistered Guest)
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Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 10:55 am:

French-Norman influence. In short - stress in shifted to second syllable if it is long, or to third if the first one is short. Special provision: stress is shifted to the second syllable in words ending with -ach, if first syllable is short.

Examples (stressed vowel is bold): cailín, bacach, scéalaí, boscaí, feirmeor.

Cionaodh
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Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 02:31 pm:

A Mháire,

There's a Yahoo group currently studying Munster Irish:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TYIMunster

In the group's "Files" section you'll find audio files of Munster Irish.

Le meas,
Cionaodh

http://www.gaeilge.org

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Lughaidh
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Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 02:49 pm:

About Munster Irish stress, many things are explained in 'An Teanga Bheo: Corca Dhuibhne', you can find it on litriocht.com.

Tír Chonaill abú!

Cionaodh
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Posted on Monday, February 13, 2006 - 03:21 pm:

Also of interest -- Antony Green has a document online dealing with Munster stress:
http://roa.rutgers.edu/files/120-0496/120-0496-GREEN-0-0.PDF

http://www.gaeilge.org

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