Canadian English
E7376
Canadian English is the variety of the English language spoken in Canada, characterized by a blend of British and American influences along with distinct Canadian vocabulary and pronunciation.
All labels observed (11)
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of English
ⓘ
variety of English ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Midwestern American English
ⓘ
surface form:
General American English
North American English ⓘ
surface form:
Northern American English
|
| coexistsWith |
French
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian French
Indigenous languages of Canada ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
British colonial English varieties
ⓘ
contact with American English ⓘ |
| governingBody | no single official regulating body ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
Canadian raising
ⓘ
blend of British and American spelling conventions ⓘ distinct Canadian vocabulary ⓘ flapping of /t/ and /d/ ⓘ lexical influence from French ⓘ lexical influence from Indigenous languages ⓘ rhotic pronunciation ⓘ use of eh as a discourse particle ⓘ |
| hasSubvariety |
Maritime English
ⓘ
Newfoundland English ⓘ Canadian English self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Northwest Canadian English
Prairie English ⓘ Canadian English self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec English
|
| influencedBy |
American English
ⓘ
British English ⓘ French ⓘ
surface form:
French language
|
| languageBranch | Germanic languages ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Indo-European languages ⓘ |
| partOf | English language ⓘ |
| primaryRegion | English-speaking Canada ⓘ |
| region | Canada ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Alberta
ⓘ
Eastern Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Canada
British Columbia ⓘ Manitoba ⓘ Northern Canada ⓘ Ontario ⓘ Saskatchewan ⓘ rural Canada ⓘ urban Canada ⓘ |
| status | de facto majority language of Canada ⓘ |
| subfamily | West Germanic languages ⓘ |
| timePeriod | modern era ⓘ |
| typicalSpelling |
catalogue (often for general use)
ⓘ
centre ⓘ cheque ⓘ colour ⓘ defence ⓘ labour ⓘ program (for computer software) ⓘ tire (for automobile component) ⓘ |
| typicalVocabularyItem |
chesterfield (historically)
ⓘ
double-double ⓘ hydro (for electricity utility) ⓘ loonie ⓘ pop (for soft drink) ⓘ runners (for athletic shoes) ⓘ serviette ⓘ toonie ⓘ tuque ⓘ two-four ⓘ washroom ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Canadian education system
ⓘ
Canadian government communication ⓘ Canadian media ⓘ |
| usesScript | Latin script ⓘ |
| writingSystem | Latin alphabet ⓘ |
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Quebec English
this entity surface form:
Pacific Northwest Canadian English
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Atlantic Canadian English
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Canadian English dialect continuum
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Standard Canadian English
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Ontario English
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Western Canadian English
this entity surface form:
Western Canadian English
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Quebec English
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attested in Western Canadian English
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attested in Central Canadian English
this entity surface form:
General Canadian English
subject surface form:
toonie