Lunenburg English

Moribund English dialect of Nova Scotia, Canada Lunenburg EnglishNative toCanadaRegionNova ScotiaLanguage familyIndo-European GermanicWest GermanicIngvaeonicAnglo–FrisianAnglicEnglishNorth American EnglishCanadian EnglishAtlantic Canadian EnglishLunenburg EnglishEarly formsProto-Indo-European Proto-Germanic Proto-West Germanic Proto-English Old English Middle English Early Modern English Modern English Language codesISO 639-3– Lunenburg English is a moribund, German-influenced dialect of English, spoken in the town of Lunenburg and Lunenburg County in the province of Nova Scotia. It is sometimes called "Lunenburg Dutch". The dialect shows unique features in pronunciation, e.g. unusual handling of rhotic consonants, in syntax and vocabulary, which portray the various sociohistorical influences. History Lunenburg was founded in 1753. Troops from Braunschweig-Lüneburg settled in Nova Scotia as well as many Germans, some Swiss and French (from Montbéliard). In addition, around 8,000 New Englanders settled in Nova Scotia between 1759 and 1768; they also had a great influence upon the dialect in the county. Although German emigrants at this time were mostly from the Electoral Palat