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 (4)

Label Occurrences
Atlantic Canadian English canonical 6
New Brunswick English 2
Nova Scotia English 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dialect of English ⓘ
regional variety of Canadian English ⓘ
associatedWith fishing communities ⓘ
maritime culture ⓘ
rural communities ⓘ
contactWith Acadian French communities ⓘ
linked to: Acadian French

Indigenous languages of Atlantic Canada ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
developedFrom British English varieties ⓘ
linked to: British English

Irish English varieties ⓘ
Scottish English varieties ⓘ
linked to: Scottish English
differsFrom General Canadian English ⓘ
linked to: Canadian English

Ontario English ⓘ
Quebec English ⓘ
Western Canadian English ⓘ
linked to: Prairie 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 language ⓘ
linked to: Mi’kmaq

Newfoundland Irish dialects ⓘ
Scottish English ⓘ
hasSubvariety Cape Breton English ⓘ
New Brunswick English ⓘ
Newfoundland English ⓘ
Nova Scotia English ⓘ
Prince Edward Island English ⓘ
isPartOf Canadian English ⓘ
languageBranch Germanic languages ⓘ
languageFamily 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 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prairie English → differsFrom → Atlantic Canadian English ⓘ
Atlantic Canadian English → hasSubvariety → New Brunswick English ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Canadian English
Atlantic Canadian English → hasSubvariety → Nova Scotia English ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Canadian English
Labrador English → varietyOf → Atlantic Canadian English ⓘ
Canadian Shift → isLessCommonIn → Atlantic Canadian English ⓘ
Prince Edward Island English → partOf → Atlantic Canadian English ⓘ
Prince Edward Island English → closelyRelatedTo → New Brunswick English ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Canadian English
Prince Edward Island English → closelyRelatedTo → Nova Scotia English ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Canadian English
Ontario English → sharesFeatureWith → Maritimes English ⓘ
linked to: Atlantic Canadian English
Ontario English → distinguishedFrom → Atlantic Canadian English ⓘ
Cape Breton English → sharesFeaturesWith → Atlantic Canadian English ⓘ