Ontario English
E942798
Ontario English is a major regional variety of Canadian English spoken in the province of Ontario, characterized by features such as the Canadian Shift and relatively moderate accents compared to other Canadian dialects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ontario English canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of English
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regional variety of Canadian English ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
Atlantic Canadian English
NERFINISHED
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Newfoundland English NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGrammaticalFeature | occasional use of tag "right?" similar to "eh" in some speakers ⓘ |
| hasLexicalFeature |
use of "double-double" for coffee with two creams and two sugars
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use of "hydro" to mean electrical power or utility ⓘ use of "loonie" for one-dollar coin ⓘ use of "pop" for carbonated soft drink ⓘ use of "toonie" for two-dollar coin ⓘ use of "washroom" for public restroom ⓘ use of the discourse particle "eh" ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
/aɪ/ raising before voiceless consonants
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/aʊ/ raising before voiceless consonants ⓘ Canadian Raising ⓘ Canadian Shift NERFINISHED ⓘ flapping of /t/ and /d/ between vowels ⓘ merger of /ɔ/ and /ɑ/ in many speakers ⓘ relatively moderate accent compared to other Canadian dialects ⓘ rhotic pronunciation ⓘ |
| hasRegionalVariation |
Greater Toronto Area English
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Northern Ontario English NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottawa Valley English NERFINISHED ⓘ Southwestern Ontario English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticFeature |
age-based variation in use of Canadian Raising
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ongoing vowel shift patterns among younger speakers ⓘ urban multicultural varieties in the Greater Toronto Area ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American English
NERFINISHED
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British English NERFINISHED ⓘ Indigenous languages of Canada ⓘ Irish English ⓘ Scottish English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
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surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageSubbranch | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian English ⓘ |
| sharesFeatureWith |
Maritimes English
NERFINISHED
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Western Canadian English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Ontario
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province of Ontario ⓘ |
| usedIn |
business in Ontario
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education in Ontario ⓘ government in Ontario ⓘ media in Ontario ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.