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Newfoundland and Labrador English (Paperback)
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Newfoundland and Labrador English (Paperback)
Series: Dialects of English
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This book is the first full-length volume to offer a comprehensive
introduction to the English spoken in Britain's oldest overseas
colony, and, since 1949, Canada's youngest province. Within North
America, Newfoundland and Labrador English is a highly distinctive
speech variety. It is known for its generally conservative nature,
having retained close ties with its primary linguistic roots, the
traditional speech of southwestern England and southern Ireland. It
is also characterised by a high degree of regional and social
variation. Over the past half century, the region has experienced
substantial social, economic and cultural change. This is reflected
linguistically, as younger generations of Newfoundlanders and
Labradorians increasingly align themselves with 'mainland' North
American norms. The volume includes: *An accessible description of
the phonological, grammatical, lexical and discourse features of
this variety *Treatment of regional speech variation within the
province, and its historical sources *Discussion of the social
underpinnings of ongoing language change *Language samples from
both traditional and contemporary speakers *A survey of published
work on Newfoundland and Labrador English from earlier centuries to
the present day.
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