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Speak for Yersel Northern Ireland
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Mapping linguistic variation across Northern Ireland!

To find out more, head to: https://speakforyersel.ac.uk/ni/
But in some varieties of English, 'The dog needs fed' would sound strange, and people would say 'The dog needs to be fed' or 'The dog needs feeding' instead. (2/2)

How would YOU say it? Let us know here:

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Speak for Yersel maps the different words, sounds and sentences used throughout Northern Ireland, but we need YOU to do this. Take the survey now.
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November 21, 2024 at 1:14 PM
Please share far and wide to help us capture as much of the rich variety of language spoken on the island of Ireland as possible! Send the surveys to your aunties, your granny, your friends, neighbours and colleagues - whoever!
November 14, 2024 at 11:35 AM
There's no right or wrong answers - we're interested in how you actually speak! We hope you'll have fun along the way and discover some little linguistic gems - and maybe a little about how you speak yourself!
November 14, 2024 at 11:35 AM
When you’re talking to a group of people, would you say ‘you’, ‘youse’, or ‘ye’? Would you ever say ‘I’m pure ragin’’? And do you pronounce ‘meat’ the same as ‘mate’?
November 14, 2024 at 11:35 AM
Did you know that in many varieties of English, this would be said as ‘there weren’t that many THAT/WHO/WHICH came to the door’?

Did you know that you can tell us what you think about these types of sentences on Speak for Yersel Northern Ireland?

Now you do!
November 1, 2024 at 11:53 AM
Please share far and wide to help us capture as much of the rich variety of language spoken on the island of Ireland as possible! Send the surveys to your aunties, your granny, your friends, neighbours and colleagues - whoever!
October 31, 2024 at 11:34 AM
There's no right or wrong answers - we're interested in how you actually speak! We hope you'll have fun along the way and discover some little linguistic gems - and maybe a little about how you speak yourself!
October 31, 2024 at 11:34 AM
There are three surveys for people who live on the island of Ireland to take: how you pronounce things, what words you use, and how you put these together to make phrases and sentences.
October 31, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Both will map the diverse varieties heard from Ballycastle in the north to Ballycotton in the south. City-dwellers in Belfast and Dublin in the east can have their say alongside the rural populations of tiny villages like Belleek and Brandon in the west.
October 31, 2024 at 11:33 AM
These are the kinds of questions asked in Speak for Yersel: Northern Ireland and Speak for Yersel: Republic of Ireland, two brand-new resources which will create a digital snapshot of how English on the island of Ireland and Scots in Ulster are used in the 21st century.
October 31, 2024 at 11:33 AM
When you’re talking to a group of people, would you say ‘you’, ‘youse’, or ‘ye’? Would you ever say ‘I’m pure ragin’’? And do you pronounce ‘meat’ the same as ‘mate’?
October 31, 2024 at 11:32 AM