theoretical_phonetics / irish vowels

RP

Irish articultary modifications

Irish distribution

Irish disappearance and substitution

Irish processes

i:

monophtongization

a:

Realization of [a:] may be very considerably

o:

u:

ə:

i

Is fairly central

[i] is missing

e

ǽ

ه

ə

ei

Preconstantly it may be a diphthong of the tipe [εə - iə]. e.g. gate [giət]

In words like bay, say the vowel is monophtong [ε]

ai

[ai] and [au] are very variable [ai] – [ah] as in cat

oi

au

Like [ai]

ou

iə

Εə

uə

Oə

əu

٨

ε

u

Is fairly central

[ui] is [i] as in pit