Cape Breton English
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Cape Breton English is a regional variety of Canadian English spoken on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia, notable for influences from Scottish Gaelic and Acadian French.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of English
ⓘ
regional variety of Canadian English ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cape Breton folk culture
ⓘ
Cape Breton music scene ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| countryVariantOf | English language in Canada ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | subvariety of Atlantic Canadian English ⓘ |
| hasContactWith |
Acadian French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Breton Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemographicTrend | more conservative features in older speakers than younger speakers ⓘ |
| hasLexicalInfluenceFrom |
French loanwords
ⓘ
Gaelic loanwords ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
conservative realization of some diphthongs in older speakers
ⓘ
influence of Gaelic vowel quality in some speakers ⓘ rhotic pronunciation ⓘ |
| hasSociolinguisticContext |
associated with coal-mining communities
ⓘ
associated with fishing communities ⓘ associated with working-class and rural communities ⓘ |
| hasStatus | non-standard variety of English ⓘ |
| hasSubstrateInfluenceFrom | Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalDevelopmentLinkedTo |
19th-century Scottish immigration to Cape Breton
ⓘ
Acadian French communities in Cape Breton ⓘ Gaelic-speaking settlers in Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Acadian French
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish English NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish English NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Gaelic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Indo-European language family
ⓘ
surface form:
Indo-European languages
|
| languageSubbranch | West Germanic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
eastern Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
province of Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| partOf | Canadian English NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRegionCommunity | Cape Bretoners GENERATED ⓘ |
| regionType | island ⓘ |
| sharesFeaturesWith |
Atlantic Canadian English
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newfoundland English NERFINISHED ⓘ rural Nova Scotia English ⓘ |
| spokenBy | English-speaking residents of Cape Breton Island ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Atlantic Canada
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cape Breton Island NERFINISHED ⓘ Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalOf | Cape Breton Island cultural identity ⓘ |
| usedIn |
everyday conversation
ⓘ
local media ⓘ local storytelling traditions ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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