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1 online resource (272 pages). |
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polychrome |
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Studies in English language
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Studies in English language.
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| 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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Includes bibliographical references (pages 252-268) and index. |
| 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. |
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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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
English language -- Canada.
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English language. |
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Canada. |
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English language -- Canada -- History.
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History. |
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English language -- Variation -- Canada.
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English language -- Variation. |
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English language -- Spoken English -- Canada.
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English language -- Spoken English. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Boberg, Charles. English language in Canada. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010 9780521874328 (DLC) 2010018878 (OCoLC)535491396 |
| ISBN |
9780511789816 (electronic book) |
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0511789815 (electronic book) |
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9780511787201 (electronic) |
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0511787200 (electronic) |
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9780511788345 |
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0511788347 |
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9780521874328 (Cloth) |
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0521874327 (Cloth) |
| Standard No. |
9786612770579 |
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40018507521 |
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