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The English Language In Canada
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Author : Charles Boberg
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2010-08-26
The English Language In Canada written by Charles Boberg and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-08-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The English Language in Canada examines the current status, history and principal features of Canadian English, focusing on the 'standard' variety heard across the country today. The discussion of the status of Canadian English considers the number and distribution of its speakers, its relation to French and other Canadian languages and to American English, its status as the expressive medium of English Canadian culture and its treatment in previous research. The review of its history concentrates on the historical roots and patterns of English-speaking settlement that established Canadian English and influenced its character in each region of Canada. The analysis of its principal features compares the vocabulary, pronunciation and grammar of Canadian English to standard British and American English. Subsequent chapters examine variation and change in the vocabulary and pronunciation of Canadian English, while a final chapter briefly considers the future of Canadian English.
Canadian English
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Author : J. K. Chambers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1975
Canadian English written by J. K. Chambers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with English language categories.
Modern Canadian English Usage
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Author : Matthew Henry Scargill
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Modern Canadian English Usage written by Matthew Henry Scargill and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with Canadianisms categories.
A study of the spoken language of school students and their parents across Canada.
Speaking Canadian English
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Author : Mark M. Orkin
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-06-26
Speaking Canadian English written by Mark M. Orkin and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-26 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
What do English-speaking Canadians sound like and why? Can you tell the difference between a Canadian and an American? A Canadian and an Englishman? If so, how? Linguistically speaking is Canada a colony of Britain or a satellite of the United States? Is there a Canadian language? Speaking Canadian English, first published in 1971, in a non-technical way, describes English as it is spoken in Canada – its vocabulary, pronunciation, syntax, grammar, spelling, slang. This title comments on the history of Canadian English – how it came to sound the way it does – and attempts to predict what will happen to it in the future. This book will be of interest to students of linguistics.
The English Language In Canada
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Author : Christian Hensgens
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2004-01-27
The English Language In Canada written by Christian Hensgens and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-27 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2002 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: C, University of Cologne (Philosophy Faculty), course: English Worldwide, 12 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: „The flag is the symbol of the nation’s unity, for it, beyond any doubt, represents all the citizens of Canada without distinction of race, language, belief or opinion.”said Maurice Bourget, Speaker of the Senate on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on February 15, 1965, thereby lowering the Canadian Red Ensign and raising the new maple leaf flag 1 . Defining the flag as a symbol of the nation’s unity, Bourget touches upon a question of unity not easy to answer in context of a country like Canada. As a multinational and multicultural country, Canada’s search for unity with regard to the language of it’s citizens is not easy to make out as a question of unity in most cases is a question of identity as well. Whenever we focus on a nation’s unity, we will have to focus on aspects defining the nation, chiefly it’s language enabling communication between it’s citizens and the identity resulting from the use of a language. This work will put a focus on the the language used in Canada and search for a Canadian identity. It will provide some historical facts and will then focus on the official language(s) spoken in Canada, their differences and similarities to US and UK English. Furthermore the problems resulting from Canada’s bilingualism will be portrayed and it will be asked if and how Canadians experience their English as a separate entity: The English Language in Canada.
The Identity Of Canadian English
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Author : Kirsten Vera van Rhee
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2011-08-23
The Identity Of Canadian English written by Kirsten Vera van Rhee and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-23 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 1995 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (Englische Philologie), course: Language and Identity, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction The linguistic situation of Canadian identity has been subject of numerous debates and still there seems to be no real agreement on certain subject matters. Experts say that "for historical reasons, Canadian English [is] the type of English associated with Southern Ontario, formerly Upper Canada, [that] has become the basis for a national norm, an imperfectly described but recognized standard across Canada.... As such, it ... has spread widely across the country, to be heard with increasing frequency among the educated, non-regionalized young in every province from the Ottowa River to the Pacific, including Newfoundland...." However, opinions differ as to what really constitutes the uniqueness of Canadian English. The problem of a separate Canadian linguistic identity becomes best apparent in the various ways in which Canadian English has been defined by linguists as quoted by Görlach: "Canadian English is a fairly recent hybrid which resembles American English in some respects and British English in other while exhibiting much that is singularly Canadian. It is, in fact, the composite of these characteristics which gives Canadian English its unique identity." (Avis 1973:43) "Canadian English ... is not a composite of archaic or rustic features or a potpourri of British and American speechways but a true national language." (Bailey 1982:152) This paper does not focus on the attempt to reconcile opposing views, but rather tries to show how far the Canadian English is both like and unlike American English as it resembles and differs from British English, yet, at the same time is distinctively Canadian, exisiting "in its own rights and [owing] its existence to the Canadians who have made it what it is." However, in their struggle for a distinct linguistic identity "Canadians tread an ... apparently arbitrary path between British and American usage," thus Orkin writes, "with a strong leaning toward the American pattern." Though the development of Canadian English towards a distinct linguistic identity is considered to be "not yet complete," it is the aim of the following to introduce the main linguistic characteristics of Canadian speech, focusing on the impossibility of separating phonological and grammatical Canadian features from the British and, especially, American influence.
A Short History Of Canadian English
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Author : Matthew Henry Scargill
language : en
Publisher: Sono NIS Press
Release Date : 1977
A Short History Of Canadian English written by Matthew Henry Scargill and has been published by Sono NIS Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Varieties Of Modern English And Canadian English
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Author : Fabian Zschiesche
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2017-06-20
Varieties Of Modern English And Canadian English written by Fabian Zschiesche and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-20 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg, language: English, abstract: In this text the author will try to explain what a variety of a language actually is and what other varieties of Modern English exist, before he goes into further detail explaining the origins of Standard Canadian English and its distinctive linguistic features which are in fact very difficult to detect if it is not known that they exist.
Studies In Canadian English
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Author : Adam Bednarek
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Release Date : 2009-10-02
Studies In Canadian English written by Adam Bednarek and has been published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
This publication focuses on vocabulary, which reflects unique Canadian traits; elements that share not only a Canadian origin but also reference to everyday contexts present on both the micro and macro stage. The conducted study aimed to show variation on the lexical level, which may result from a fluid sense of national identity. The Toronto region, due to its extensive multi-cultural and multi-ethnic background bears a sense of diversity both on the social and linguistic ground. The conducted study involved the distribution of questionnaires, which tested speakers’ knowledge of Canadian register, their ability of using them in the context of everyday discourse and the identification of items. Furthermore, the author had obtained two years worth of texts from the Toronto Sun, which enabled the observation of Canadianisms within the written medium of a media context. The resulting data formed a database labeled by the author as the LCTES (Lodz Corpus for Toronto English Study).
Writing Canadian English
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Author : Sheridan Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Brush Education
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Writing Canadian English written by Sheridan Anderson and has been published by Brush Education this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with Foreign Language Study categories.
An all-Canadian ESL resource Learning English can be fun when you add a dash of Canadian culture and a pinch of extracurricular activity. The intermediate workbook, together with the teacher’s handbook, is intended to follow Writing Canadian English—A Beginning, and combines English grammar and vocabulary with lessons in living in Canada, from day-to-day tasks to larger topics such as the law, citizenship, and government. There are 20 units covering the fundamentals of English. Each unit is divided into grammar, oral practice, written exercises, reading, and responses. The teacher can use the units in any desired sequence, which is a valuable feature for those teaching a modular, self-directed, or individualized learning program. These practical materials are suitable for teacher and student use in junior and senior high schools, as well as for adult education.