• Newfoundland English is any of several accents and dialects of Atlantic Canadian English found in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. Most of these...
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  • The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is a regional dictionary edited by G. M. Story, W.J. Kirwin, and J.D.A Widdowson, first published by Toronto University...
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    to the 2016 census, 97.0% of residents reported English as their native language, making Newfoundland and Labrador Canada's most linguistically homogeneous...
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    Newfoundland (/ˈnjuːfən(d)lənd, -lænd/ NEW-fən(d)-lənd, -⁠land, locally /ˌnjuːfənˈlænd/ NEW-fən-LAND; French: Terre-Neuve, locally [taɛ̯ʁnœːv]; Miꞌkmaq:...
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    composed of Maritime English (or Maritimer English) and Newfoundland English. It was mostly influenced by British and Irish English, Irish and Scottish...
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  • The noun skeet in Newfoundland and Labrador English is considered to be a pejorative epithet. Though it has never been formally defined in the Dictionary...
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    Newfoundland was an English and, later, British colony established in 1610 on the island of Newfoundland, now the province of Newfoundland and Labrador...
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    British English, Hiberno-English and Commonwealth English in American English, Newfoundland English and Philippine English in British English in British...
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    arrived in Newfoundland as a consequence of the English migratory cod fishery. While Sir Humphrey Gilbert formally claimed Newfoundland as an English overseas...
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    The Newfoundland is a large breed of working dog. They can be black, grey, brown, or black and white. However, in the Dominion of Newfoundland, before...
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    Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador) do not have an official provincial language per se but government is primarily English-speaking. Territorially...
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  • lieutenant governors of Newfoundland and Labrador. Though the present day office of the lieutenant governor in Newfoundland and Labrador came into being...
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  • English-speaking families. Standard Canadian English is distinct from Atlantic Canadian English, its most notable subset being Newfoundland English,...
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  • Commonwealth English Hiberno-English Newfoundland English New Zealand English South African English In British English collective nouns may be either...
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    Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. The city spans 446...
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  • Canadian English Atlantic Canadian English Lunenburg English Newfoundland English Ottawa Valley English Quebec English Standard Canadian English Below,...
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    bilingualism with Newfoundland English—have taken their toll, and the community is in decline. The degree to which lexical features of Newfoundland French constitute...
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  • English 1620 – St. John's, NewfoundlandEnglish 1620 – Plymouth Colony – English 1621 – Nova Scotia – Scottish 1622 – Province of Maine – English 1623...
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  • Ottawa Valley ATLANTIC CANADIAN Lunenburg Newfoundland Map of Canadian English. Canadian English: Aboriginal English in Canada Bungi of the Canadian Metis...
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  • I's the B'y (category Newfoundland and Labrador folk songs)
    a traditional Newfoundland folk song/ballad. "I's the B'y" is in the Newfoundland English dialect, and translates to standard English as "I'm the Boy"...
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  • [t̪] in Irish English, Newfoundland English, Indian English, and New York English, merges with /f/ in some varieties of English English, and merges with...
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    Retrieved February 8, 2015. "Dictionary of Newfoundland English - carpenter n". Dictionary of Newfoundland English. Retrieved September 29, 2016. Paul Kerswill...
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    settlements in Canada. Giovanni Caboto (known by his English sponsors as John Cabot) visited Newfoundland in 1497; news spread quickly that Cabot had caught...
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    Shebeen (category South African English)
    of Newfoundland English - shebeen". Heritage Newfoundland & Labrador. Retrieved 2024-02-15. "Twillingate Sun 1889 January - February". Newfoundland Grand...
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    The flag of Newfoundland and Labrador was introduced in 1980 and was designed by Newfoundland artist Christopher Pratt. The flag design was approved by...
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    The province of Newfoundland and Labrador covers the period from habitation by Archaic peoples thousands of years ago to the present day. Prior to European...
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  • English Harbour is a community in Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. The Way Office was established in 1883 and the first Waymaster was Henry G....
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    Canada 2016 census, 20.7% of Newfoundlanders claim Irish ancestry (other major groups in the province include 37.5% English, 6.8% Scottish, and 5.2% French)...
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    adopted into Newfoundland English, where it is common in both formal and casual register. In rural areas of the Avalon peninsula, where Newfoundland Irish was...
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    Touton (category Cuisine of Newfoundland and Labrador)
    homemade bread dough in Newfoundland, the memory of regional terms still exists in younger generations, such as the British English term tiffin, meaning...
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