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Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. The Origins of the Canadian Language
3. The Characteristics if Canadian English
3.1. The historical vocabulary of Canadian English
3.2. Phonological features of Canadian English
3.2.1. The consonant system
3.2.1.1. The aspiration of voiceless stops
3.2.1.2. The variable (VtV)
3.2.1.3. The variable (ntV)
3.2.1.4. The velar nasal /i/
3.2.1.5. The deletion of the semivowel "jod" /j/
3.2.1.6. The opposition between voiced /w/ and aspirated /hw/
3.2.1.7. The phoneme /l/
3.2.1.8. The postvocalic /r/
3.2.2. Vowels in Canadian English
3.2.2.1. Vowel neutralization
3.2.2.2. The Canadian diphthongs /aɪ/ and /aƱ/
3.2.2.3. The Canadian Raising
3.2.2.4. Stress features
3.3. The Canadian spelling
3.4. The Canadian grammar
3.4.1. The syntax of Canadian English
3.4.1.1. Prepositions
3.4.1.2. The ‘ have you’ and ‘ have you got’ question forms
3.4.2. The morphosyntactic structures of Canadian English
3.4.2.1. Past perfect variants of the verb to sneak and the irregular verb to dive
3.4.2.2. Past tense variants of the verb to prove and the irregular verb to drink
4. The Americanization of Canadian English
4.1. Linguistic symmetries
4.2. Linguistic asymmetries
5. Conclusion
6. Bibliography
- Quote paper
- Kirsten Vera van Rhee (Author), 1995, The Identity of Canadian English, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/177425
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