IRISH ENGLISH

Northern Ireland is within Ireland.

• TRUE

• FALSE

In the 19th century, the reasons for irish emigrations were mainly sanitary, economic and religious.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Today, Irish is used as a first language by only about 20% of the irish population of the Republic of Ireland.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Which of the following are GRAMMATICAL FEATURES of IRISH ENGLISH?

YOU CAN CHOOSE AS MANY AS YOU CONSIDER.

• CLEFT SENTENCES

• EPISTIMIC MUST

• PERSONAL PRONOUN

  YE/YOUSE

  (SINGULAR/

  PLURAL)

• UNMARKED PLURALITY

  (TIME-MEASURE)

• HABITUAL ASPECT

  DO + BE

As regards lexical features, which the IRISH equivalent of "good times", "fun", "gossip"?

• SLÁINTE

• SINÉ

• CRAIC

• SIÚCRA

As regards lexical features, which the IRISH equivalent of "CUP OF TEA"?

• CÁPON TEI

• CUPOF TI

• CUPÁN TAE

Which is the Irish equivalent of "milk and sugar"?

• MILK & SUCRA

• BANILA & SUCRA

• BAINNE & SIÚCRA