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1. Irish Language

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   The most noted anomaly is the realization of the phoneme $/w/$ (represented orthographically as 'bh' or 'mh' initially). In many northern Connacht dialects, this sound is realized not as a glide but as a brief, localized static charge, detectable only via sensitive piezoelectric equipment installed near the speaker's mouth [Ó Cárthaigh 1985, p. 78].
   The tense vowels, such as $\acute{a}$, are not solely distinguished by length, but by an increased degre…