Focus on Canada
Editor
Although varieties of North American English have come in for a good deal of linguistic scrutiny in recent years, the vast majority of published works have dealt with American rather than Canadian English. This volume constitutes a welcome addition to our linguistic knowledge of English-speaking Canada. While the focus of the volume is primarily synchronic, several of the dozen papers it contains offer a diachronic perspective on Canadian English. Topics range from general issues in Canadian lexicography and orthography to sociolinguistic studies of varieties of English spoken in all major geographical areas of the country: Atlantic Canada, Ontario, Quebec and the West. A theme common to many of the articles is the relationship of Canadian English to American varieties to the south.
[Varieties of English Around the World, G11] 1993. xii, 302 pp.
Publishing status: Available
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Table of Contents
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IntroductionSandra Clarke | pp. vii–xii
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“Lawless and vulgar innovations”: Victorian views of Canadian EnglishJ.K. Chambers | pp. 1–26
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Canadian English lexicographyRobert J. Gregg | pp. 27–44
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The hobgoblin of Canadian English spellingT.K. Pratt | pp. 45–64
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The planting of Anglo-Irish in NewfoundlandWilliam J. Kirwin | pp. 65–84
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The Americanization of Canadian pronunciation: A survey of palatal glide usageSandra Clarke | pp. 85–108
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African American English in the diaspora: Evidence from oldline Nova ScotiansShana Poplack and Sali A. Tagliamonte | pp. 109–150
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A synchronic study of English spoken in Ottawa: Is Canadian English becoming more American?Howard B. Woods | pp. 151–178
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Linguistic symmetries, asymmetries, and border effects within a Canadian/American sampleChristine Zeller | pp. 179–199
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A sociolinguistic analysis of Canadian English in Saskatchewan: A look at urban versus rural speakersJudith A. Nylvek | pp. 201–227
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Retracting of /æ/ in Vancouver EnglishJohn H. Esling and Henry J. Warkentyne | pp. 229–246
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Comparative sociolinguistics of (aw)-frontingHenrietta Hung, John Davison and J.K. Chambers | pp. 247–267
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Local patterns and markers of speech in Vancouver EnglishGaelan Dodds de Wolf | pp. 269–293
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Addresses of authors | pp. 295–296
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Index | pp. 297–302
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Subjects
Main BIC Subject
CF: Linguistics
Main BISAC Subject
LAN009000: LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General