Dialects Of Nova Scotia
The archive provides:
In a small number of cases, you will also find a narrow phonetic transcription of the sample (see Phonetic Transcriptions for a complete list).
The recordings average four minutes in length and feature both the reading of one of two standard passages, and some unscripted speech. The two passages, Comma Gets a Cure (currently our standard passage), and The Rainbow Passage (used in our earliest recordings), may be accessed from the menu bar to your right.
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Dialect Samples
To properly play a sound sample, you may first need to save it to your own computer. To do so, right-click on the desired sample and save it. A high-speed connection to the internet may allow you to play the file simply by clicking it.| Sound Sample | Basic Information | Text Files |
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| Nova Scotia One | Caucasian male, 55 years old, born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. University educated, now works as a security/access coordinator after spending 20 years in the field of recreation. | Nova Scotia One |
| Nova Scotia Two | Caucasian white female, 38 years old, born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. High School education. Works as a telephone sales associate | Nova Scotia Two |
| Nova Scotia Three | Caucasian white male, 12 years old, born and raised in Halifax, Nova Scotia. He is a student in grade 7 | Nova Scotia Three |
| Nova Scotia Four | Caucasian female, 23 years of age. Born and raised in Glace Bay, Cape Breton Island Nova Scotia, Canada. She is a massage therapist. | Nova Scotia Four |