Labrador, St. John’s and Newfoundland: Some Pronunciations

• Published in: Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique
• Main Author: Kirwin, William
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1960
• Subjects: Linguistics and Language; Language and Linguistics; Newfoundland
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0008413100019101; https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0008413100019101

The well-known names of Labrador, St. John’s and Newfoundland have variant pronunciations among the older speakers of the oldest communities on the Avalon Peninsula in southeast Newfoundland. The following description is based on field interviews; made during the summer of 1960. It is important to note that possible trends and changes in pronunciation in the younger and middle generations have not been examined; the informants ranged in age from two in the 40s and 50s up to 94 years. Almost all were associated with the fishery since childhood.