The English language in Canada : status, history and comparative analysis / Charles Boberg.

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Boberg, Charles

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Studies in English languagePublication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.Description: 1 online resource (272 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9780511789816
0511789815
9780511787201
0511787200
9780511788345
0511788347
0511850441
9780511850448
1282770578
9781282770577
9786612770579
6612770570
0511789076
9780511789076
0511781059
9780511781056
0511786069
9780511786068
9781107688148
1107688140

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: English language in Canada.DDC classification:

427/.971 22

LOC classification:

PE3208 .B63 2010eb

Other classification:

18.04

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Contents:

Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures; Tables; Acknowledgments; 1 English in the Canadian context; 2 The establishment and growth of Canada's English-speaking population; 3 The principal features of Canadian English in comparative perspective; 4 Variation and change in the vocabulary of Canadian English; 5 Variation and change in the phonetics of Canadian English; 6 Summary and future directions; References; Index.

English in the Canadian context -- The establishment and growth of Canada's English-speaking population -- The principal features of Canadian English in comparative perspective -- Variation and change in the vocabulary of Canadian English -- Variation and change in the phonetics of Canadian English -- Summary and future directions.

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"-- Provided by publisher

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"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"-- Provided by publisher