Newfoundland and Labrador have the collective distinction of being Canada's most Eastern providence. The mainland Labrador and island Labrador are often described as being a single entity, despite the fact that nearly 92 percent of the providence's total population of 526,702 lives on Labrador. Aside from their close proximity to one another, another fascinating part [...]
Accent Reduction Programs: Canadian Prairie Speech In the first article of our series on Canadian accents, we discussed how linguist Charles Boberg was inspired by the Canadian accents featured in the 2002 movie Fubar to delve deeper into Canadian English. The result of these efforts, a book entitled The English Language in Canada: Status, History [...]
Accent Reduction Programs: Canadian accents The Canadian accent is one of the most widely mocked by comedians who base their act around pointing out racial, cultural and linguistic differences. Although jokes of this nature may get consistent laughs from audiences all over the world, they have the undesired effect of perpetuating and reinforcing stereotypical beliefs. [...]
