Ottawa Valley English
E636519
Ottawa Valley English is a regional variety of Canadian English spoken in the Ottawa Valley, characterized by distinctive vowel pronunciations and lexical influences from Irish, Scottish, and French settlers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ottawa Valley English canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect
ⓘ
variety of Canadian English ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developedFrom | settler dialects in the Ottawa Valley ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | distinctive vowel pronunciations ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Irish-influenced intonation patterns
ⓘ
conservative rural speech patterns ⓘ distinct local vocabulary ⓘ lexical items of French origin ⓘ lexical items of Irish origin ⓘ lexical items of Scottish origin ⓘ rhotic pronunciation ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Canadian French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
French ⓘ Irish English NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature | regional idioms specific to the Ottawa Valley ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
influence from Irish and Scottish vowel systems
ⓘ
vowel quality distinct from General Canadian English ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticStatus | regional dialect of English in Canada ⓘ |
| hasSubstrateInfluence |
Irish Gaelic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVariation |
rural Ottawa Valley English
ⓘ
urban Ottawa Valley English ⓘ |
| isAssociatedWith | Ottawa Valley cultural identity ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Canadian English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | sociolinguistic studies of Canadian English ⓘ |
| languageFamily | English language ⓘ |
| region | Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ottawa Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Ontario NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 19th century to present ⓘ |
| usedBy | English speakers in the Ottawa Valley ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.