Newfoundland and Labrador English

by Sandra Clarke

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0748626174
• ISBN13: 9780748626175
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.3" x 8.4"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher