Speaking Canadian English - An Informal Account of the English Language in Canada

Informationen zum Autor Multivolume collection by leading authors in the field Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. Introduction 2. Hallmarks 3. The Origins of Canadian English 4. Its Ingredients 5. Pronunciation 6. Spelling and Syntax 7. Its Names 8. Slang 9. The Future of Canadian English; List of Words and Phrases; Bibliography; Index

Product details

• Authors: Mark M. Orkin, Orkin Mark M.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.02.2017
• EAN: 9781138910430
• ISBN: 978-1-138-91043-0
• No. of pages: 290
• Series: Routledge Library Editions: The English Language
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General, Sociolinguistics, Cartography, map-making & projections, Language: history & general works, Human Geography, Cartography, map-making and projections, Language: history and general works