Atlantic Canadian English
E278583
Atlantic Canadian English is a regional variety of Canadian English spoken in the Atlantic provinces, characterized by distinctive vowel pronunciations, lexical items, and influences from Irish, Scottish, and Acadian French dialects.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlantic Canadian English canonical | 2 |
| New Brunswick English | 1 |
| Nova Scotia English | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of English
ⓘ
regional variety of Canadian English ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
fishing communities
ⓘ
maritime culture ⓘ rural communities ⓘ |
| contactWith |
Acadian French
ⓘ
surface form:
Acadian French communities
Indigenous languages of Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous languages of Atlantic Canada
|
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
British English
ⓘ
surface form:
British English varieties
Irish English varieties ⓘ Scottish English ⓘ
surface form:
Scottish English varieties
|
| differsFrom |
Canadian English
ⓘ
surface form:
General Canadian English
Ontario English ⓘ Quebec English ⓘ Prairie English ⓘ
surface form:
Western Canadian English
|
| hasFeature |
Canadian Raising of /aɪ/ and /aʊ/ variably present
ⓘ
conservative pronunciation in some rural areas ⓘ distinctive lexical items ⓘ distinctive vowel pronunciations ⓘ marry–merry–Mary distinction often preserved ⓘ rhotic pronunciation in most areas ⓘ use of regional vocabulary related to fishing and the sea ⓘ use of regional vocabulary related to rural life ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Acadian French
ⓘ
Irish English ⓘ Mi’kmaq ⓘ
surface form:
Mi'kmaq language
Newfoundland English ⓘ
surface form:
Newfoundland Irish dialects
Scottish English ⓘ |
| hasSubvariety |
Cape Breton English
ⓘ
Atlantic Canadian English self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
New Brunswick English
Newfoundland English ⓘ Atlantic Canadian English self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Nova Scotia English
Prince Edward Island English ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian English ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| regionallySalientFeature |
distinct local place names and pronunciations
ⓘ
local idioms and expressions ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Atlantic Canada
ⓘ
New Brunswick ⓘ Newfoundland and Labrador ⓘ Nova Scotia ⓘ Prince Edward Island ⓘ |
| subbranch |
Anglic languages
ⓘ
West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| timePeriod | modern English period ⓘ |
| typicalSpeakerRegion | Atlantic provinces of Canada ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
New Brunswick English
this entity surface form:
Nova Scotia English