The English language in Canada : status, history, and comparative analysis / Charles Boberg.
"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, i...
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| Format: | Ebook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2010.
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| Series: | Studies in English language.
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| Online Access: | Cambridge Books on Core Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "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"-- |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xvii, 272 pages) : illustrations, maps. |
| Format: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-268) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511781059 9780511781056 0511786069 9780511786068 0511788347 9780511788345 0511789076 9780511789076 0511789815 9780511789816 1282770578 9781282770577 |
| DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511781056 |