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The word "Gaelic"
According to my dictionary, the word "Gaelic" should be pronounced gay-lick. However, on a recent visit to Scotland, it seemed to me that most people there pronounce it gah-lick.
Is this a specifically Scottish pronunciation, or is my dictionary wrong?
Claus Tondering
Is this a specifically Scottish pronunciation, or is my dictionary wrong?
Claus Tondering
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Claus Tondering schrieb: [nq:1]According to my dictionary, the word "Gaelic" should be pronounced gay-lick. However, on a recent visit to Scotland, it seemed to me that most people there pronounce it gah-lick. [/nq] This is indeed the Scottish pronunciation - it mirror's the Scots Gaelic pronunciation of the name of the language - spelled Gaidhlig (pronounced roughlY "GALLig"), rather than the Irish Gaelic name, Gaeilge (pronounced roughly "GAYLgeh").
- Claus Tondering schrieb: [nq:1]According to my dictionary, the word "Gaelic" should be pronounced gay-lick.
- However, on a recent visit to Scotland, it seemed to me that most people there pronounce it gah-lick.
- [/nq] This is indeed the Scottish pronunciation - it mirror's the Scots Gaelic pronunciation of the name of the language - spelled Gaidhlig (pronounced roughlY "GALLig"), rather than the Irish Gaelic name, Gaeilge (pronounced roughly "GAYLgeh").
- Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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Claus Tondering schrieb:
[nq:1]According to my dictionary, the word "Gaelic" should be pronounced gay-lick. However, on a recent visit to Scotland, it seemed to me that most people there pronounce it gah-lick. Is this a specifically Scottish pronunciation, or is my dictionary wrong?[/nq]
This is indeed the Scottish pronunciation - it mirror's the Scots Gaelic pronunciation of the name of t
[nq:1]According to my dictionary, the word "Gaelic" should be pronounced gay-lick. However, on a recent visit to Scotland, it seemed to me that most people there pronounce it gah-lick. Is this a specifically Scottish pronunciation, or is my dictionary wrong?[/nq]
This is indeed the Scottish pronunciation - it mirror's the Scots Gaelic pronunciation of the name of t
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[nq:1]According to my dictionary, the word "Gaelic" should be pronounced gay-lick. However, on a recent visit to Scotland, it seemed to me that most people there pronounce it gah-lick. Is this a specifically Scottish pronunciation, or is my dictionary wrong?[/nq]
Your dictionary's information is incomplete.
In Scotland the word "gaelic" tends to be pronounced gah-lick, and in Ireland it te
Your dictionary's information is incomplete.
In Scotland the word "gaelic" tends to be pronounced gah-lick, and in Ireland it te
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Correct, but Irish people seldom use the word Gaelic, unless they are dismissive of the language. They call it Irish. Linguists call it Irish Gaelic as it and Scots Gaelic come from middle Irish. They had the same literary form until about 1750 or so. If you speak one language it is very easy to learn the other, but they are not mutually intellligible in about 50% of sentences, due to some word wh
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[nq:1]Correct, but Irish people seldom use the word Gaelic, unless they are dismissive of the language. They call it Irish.[/nq]
When Irish people speak about Gaelic they mean a form of football played in Ireland (and a few other places with Irish immigrant populations).
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
[nq:1]Correct, but Irish people seldom use the word Gaelic, unless they are dismissive of the language. They call it Irish.[/nq]
When Irish people speak about Gaelic they mean a form of football played in Ireland (and a few other places with Irish immigrant populations).
Regards, Einde O'Callaghan
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[nq:1]Correct, but Irish people seldom use the word Gaelic, unless they are dismissive of the language.[/nq]
The word may not be used of the language, but it is used heavily in reference to sport: Gaelic Athletic Association, Gaelic Football, Gaelic Games, etc.
[nq:1]They call it Irish. Linguists call it Irish Gaelic as it and Scots Gaelic come from middle Irish. They had ... in about 30 y
The word may not be used of the language, but it is used heavily in reference to sport: Gaelic Athletic Association, Gaelic Football, Gaelic Games, etc.
[nq:1]They call it Irish. Linguists call it Irish Gaelic as it and Scots Gaelic come from middle Irish. They had ... in about 30 y
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I agree. Gaeilic here means Gaelic football. Wasn't thinking about sport. I absolutely detest Irish people calling the language Gaelic, because it is done with contempt.
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