Canadian English
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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.
Aliases (7)
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dialect of English
→
variety of English → |
| closelyRelatedTo |
General American English
→
Northern American English → |
| coexistsWith |
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 → Pacific Northwest Canadian English → Prairie English → Quebec English → |
| influencedBy |
American English
→
British English → French language → |
| languageBranch |
Germanic languages
→
|
| languageFamily |
Indo-European languages
→
|
| partOf |
English language
→
|
| primaryRegion |
English-speaking Canada
→
|
| region |
Canada
→
|
| spokenIn |
Alberta
→
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 (22)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Andrew
→
Anthony → Norman → Ryan → |
usedInLanguage |
|
Maritime English
("Standard Canadian English")
→
Maritime English ("Ontario English") → |
contrastedWith |
|
British English
→
Prairie English ("Quebec English") → |
differsFrom |
|
Canadian English
("Quebec English")
→
Canadian English ("Pacific Northwest Canadian English") → |
hasSubvariety |
|
North American English
→
North American English ("Atlantic Canadian English") → |
includesDialect |
|
Maritime English
("Canadian English dialect continuum")
→
Prairie English → |
partOf |
|
Maritime English
→
|
basedOn |
|
Northern Cities Vowel Shift region English
→
|
contrastsWith |
|
Nicholas
→
|
hasLanguageOfUse |
|
Maxwell
→
|
hasUsage |
|
Gavin
→
|
languageOfUse |
|
Prairie English
("Western Canadian English")
→
|
overlapsWith |
|
Prairie English
("Western Canadian English")
→
|
subtypeOf |
|
Lorne
→
|
usage |