Lunenburg English

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Lunenburg English is a dialect of English, spoken in the towns of Lunenburg and Bridgewater in the province of Nova Scotia. It is sometimes called the "Bridgewater Accent" by locals and those in the surrounding areas of Nova Scotia^{[citation needed]}.

The accent can be linked to the ethnicity of the area's citizens, the majority of whom consist of people of German, Swiss, French (from the Montbeliard region) and British origins, descendants of late 18th century Protestant settlers. These immigrants have greatly affected the English that is heard in the area^{[citation needed]}.

This part of Canada is said to have the only non-rhotic accent in the whole country^{[citation needed]}.

Examples:

• farm is "fahm" /fam/
• cord is "cahd" /kɑd/ (like cod as in fish)
• world is "weld" /wɜld/

German words are also prevalent^{[citation needed]} but are losing ground due to a lack in Canadian media, and rhoticity seems to be gaining ground in the some of the youth population while non-rhotic speech is spoken by the aged^{[citation needed]}.

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