TY - BOOK AU - Clarke,Sandra TI - Focus on Canada T2 - Varieties of English around the world. General series, SN - 1556194420 AV - PE3208.8. F63 1993 U1 - 427.971 PY - 1993/// CY - Amsterdam, Philadelphia PB - J. Benjamins Pub. Co. KW - English language KW - Variation KW - Canada KW - Social aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Introduction --; "Lawless and vulgar innovations": Victorian views of Canadian English --; Canadian English lexicography --; The hobgoblin of Canadian English spelling --; The planting of Anglo-Irish in Newfoundland --; The Americanization of Canadian pronunciation: A survey of palatal glide usage --; African American English in the diaspora: Evidence from old-line Nova Scotians --; A synchronic study of English spoken in Ottawa: Is Canadian English becoming more American? --; Linguistic symmetries, asymmetries, and border effects within a Canadian/American sample --; A sociolinguistic analysis of Canadian English in Saskatchewan: A look at urban versus rural speakers --; Retracting of [actual symbol not reproducible] in Vancouver English --; Comparative sociolinguistics of (aw)-fronting --; Local patterns and markers of speech in Vancouver English --; Addresses of authors --; Index ER -