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DUBLIN
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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DUBLIN. The capital of the Irish Republic, Dublin pre-dates the 9c Scandinavian settlements and some parts of the city have been English-speaking for almost 800 years. It is the birthplace of among others Jonathan Swift, Oliver Goldsmith, Richard Sheridan, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, James Joyce, Sean O'Casey, Iris Murdoch, and Samuel Beckett. The speech of middle-class Dubliners is closer to RP than is any other variety of Irish speech, but it differs from RP in four ways: (1) It is rhotic, with a retroflex r. (2) The realization of /t, d, n/ is more dental than alveolar. (3) It has more aspiration in words like
part,
tart,
cart (syllable-initial /p, t, k/). (4) The sounds
wh and
w are distinguished, so that
which/witch are not homophones. This speech is the norm for the middle class throughout the Republic. The speech of working-class Dubliners has the following features: words such as
thin and
this sound like ‘tin’ and ‘dis’ (‘Dere was tirty-tree of dem’); words such as
tea and
peacock sound like ‘tay’ and ‘paycock’; in words like
fat and
fad there is often an s- or z-like hiss (/fat
s/, /fad
z/: syllable-final affrication); in words such as
castle and glass there is a front (short) /a/; in words such as
suit and
school there is a diphthong, so that for many people
suit/suet are homophones; in words such as
but and
hut there is a centralized /u/; words such as
tie and
buy sound like ‘toy’ and ‘boy’; the diphthong /æu/ occurs in such words as
how and
mouse, and in some pronunciations such words tend to be disyllabic; words such as
border and
porter tend to sound like ‘bordar’ and ‘portar’. See
EUROPEAN UNION,
IRISH ENGLISH.
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Dublin, Ohio creates business retention plan.
Newspaper article from: Nation's Cities Weekly; 7/8/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...required by rapid residential growth, Dublin, Ohio is embarking on a proactive business...revenues. Throughout its brief history, Dublin has sought to balance commercial and residential...to offer residents quality services. Dublin has grown rapidly from a semi-rural...
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Dublin tells Ohio to back off: City suing the state for right to control its own residential building standards.
Newspaper article from: Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH); 5/12/2007; 700+ words
; ...Ohio's cities and suburbs will comply -- except Dublin. Last month, Dublin sued the state, arguing that its home-rule authority...business of telling us what buildings get built in Dublin," said Steve Smith, Dublin's city attorney...
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 "Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland)")
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DUBLIN SUFFER POWER FAILURE.(SPORT)
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 2/5/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: MARTIN BREHENY DUBLIN have started the 2007 Allianz League...with rising momentum. And however much Dublin try to isolate each game as a separate...Six different players had scored as Dublin took a five-point lead into the interval...
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Dublin EMS in urgent search for new home: Owner selling property where service provider has headquarters.
Newspaper article from: Morning Call (Allentown, PA); 3/27/2007; 700+ words
; ...Byline: Patrick Lester Mar. 27--DUBLIN EMS What: The nonprofit is being forced out of 145 N. Main St., Dublin. Why: The building's owner is selling...Anyone with space for rent in the Dublin area is asked to call Dublin Regional...
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Dublin's inky brotherhood.(A Dictionary of Members of the Dublin Book Trade, 1550-1800)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Irish Literary Supplement; 9/22/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...POLLARD A Dictionary of Members of the Dublin Book Trade, 1550-1800, based on the...the Guild of St Luke the Evangelist, Dublin. London: Bibliographical Society, 2000...Buy Irish!' was the cry of many Dublin tradesmen at this time. "James Esdall...
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Dublin parents hope to open a charter high school
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 9/27/2009; ; 700+ words
; DUBLIN -- Saying Dublin needs another comprehensive high school, a group of parents hopes...site for the proposed Tassajara Preparatory High School notes that Dublin High School, the city's sole comprehensive public high school...
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DUBLIN'S LOOKING DOWN TO DIVISION 2
Newspaper article from: Irish Voice; 3/7/1995; ; 598 words
; Liam Hayes Irish Voice 03-07-1995 DUBLIN'S LOOKING DOWN TO DIVISION 2. DOWN, and Dublin, last September's All-Ireland finalists...remaining, there is a lot at stake. More for Dublin than Down. Dublin lost the All-Ireland final...
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Dublin's rise has roots in Nicklaus' plans, vision: City's transformation from quiet village grew out of golf legend's lead.
Newspaper article from: Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, OH); 5/28/2006; 700+ words
; ...metaphor. "To us, that boy is a young Dublin, and Jack is pointing out the way of...architect of a championship golf course in Dublin and a founder of the Memorial Tournament...money in planning." Most agree that Dublin would not be what it is today had Nicklaus...
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DUBLIN IT are sweating over the fitness of Paul Brogan for today's decider after he was forced to retire from their emphatic semi-final victory over UCD in Cork with an arm injury.
Magazine article from: Irish Independent (Dublin, Republic of Ireland); 2/28/2009; 700+ words
; ...arm injury may rule star out of final DUBLIN IT are sweating over the fitness of Paul...points by McManamon and Flynn. Scorers -- Dublin IT: K McManamon (0-2f), P Flynn...M McGowan 1-0, B ORourke 0-1. DUBLIN IT -- E Sommerville (Dublin); M Burke...
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Football: Dublin talks Hoddle's language International: England coach's admiration of substitute centre- forward started with a smack in the face and has grown
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/17/1998; ; 700+ words
; DION DUBLIN has scored a few goals in his career but...has evidently not held any grudge against Dublin because he is almost certain to award him...Shearer, Michael Owen and Teddy Sheringham. Dublin has come on somewhat since those up-and...
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Dublin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Dublin Irish Baile Átha Cliath, county...capital of the Republic of Ireland, on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the Liffey River. Its...old Royal and Grand canals, connecting Dublin with the interior, have been superseded...
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Dublin, archiepiscopal diocese of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Dublin, archiepiscopal diocese of ( archiepiscopal...Cliath ). Originally a Norse city-state, Dublin was one of the first regular episcopal sees...Patrick, monk of Worcester, as bishop of Dublin (1074). There developed a strong link...
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Dublin, kingdom of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Dublin, kingdom of. Established by the Vikings in 841, the kingdom of Dublin survived until the execution of its last Hiberno...its first recorded king. In their early years the Dublin Norse faced competition from Vikings of Danish origin...
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Dublin (A´th Cliath), archiepiscopal diocese of
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History
Dublin (A´th Cliath), archiepiscopal...Originally a Norse city‐state, Dublin was one of the first regular episcopal sees...There developed a strong link between Dublin and Canterbury, and 12th‐cent...
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Dublin Philosophical Society
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to Irish History
Dublin Philosophical Society (1683–...members were graduates of Trinity College , Dublin, and they included a higher percentage...London, which elected fourteen of the Dublin society to fellowships. Minutes of Dublin...
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