Prince Edward Island English
E942796
Prince Edward Island English is a regional variety of Canadian English spoken on Prince Edward Island, characterized by distinctive vowel pronunciations and lexical features influenced by the island’s Scottish, Irish, and Acadian heritage.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of English
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variety of Canadian English ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
New Brunswick English
NERFINISHED
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Nova Scotia English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| differsFrom |
General Canadian English
NERFINISHED
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Ontario English NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Canadian English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Canadian Raising of /aɪ/
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Canadian Raising of /aʊ/ ⓘ conservative retention of some older English forms in rural areas ⓘ distinctive vowel pronunciations ⓘ influence from fishing and farming terminology ⓘ lexical items shared with other Atlantic Canadian dialects ⓘ marry–merry–Mary distinction variability ⓘ non-standard past tense and past participle forms in rural speech ⓘ regional lexical items ⓘ regionally distinctive intonation patterns ⓘ rhotic pronunciation ⓘ use of local toponyms and family names as lexical markers ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceFrom |
Acadian French
NERFINISHED
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Gaelic substratum ⓘ Irish English NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish English ⓘ |
| hasRegister |
formal standard-like speech
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rural vernacular ⓘ urban colloquial speech ⓘ |
| historicalInfluenceFrom |
Acadian communities on Prince Edward Island
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Irish settlers on Prince Edward Island ⓘ Mi’kmaq contact ⓘ Scottish settlers on Prince Edward Island ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
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surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageSubbranch | West Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | spoken language ⓘ |
| partOf |
Atlantic Canadian English
NERFINISHED
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Canadian English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Maritime Provinces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Atlantic Canada
NERFINISHED
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Prince Edward Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Canadian English research
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dialectology ⓘ sociolinguistics ⓘ |
| typicalOf | Prince Edward Island cultural identity ⓘ |
| usedBy |
residents of Prince Edward Island
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rural communities on Prince Edward Island ⓘ urban communities on Prince Edward Island ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.