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Front Vowel Lowering in Northern Irish Accents

The front vowels in Northern Irish accents tend to lower, having a cascading effect on the one that typically occurs below.

 

When one vowel moves, it often pushes another vowel out of place. With Northern Irish accents, there seems to be a chain of shifts as all of the front vowels have a tendency to go lower in the mouth than what usually occurs in American accents and in Received Pronunciation.