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Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Peter Avery ,
Alexandra D’Arcy  and
Keren Rice
Peter Avery
Affiliation:
York University
Alexandra D’Arcy
Affiliation:
University of Canterbury
Keren Rice
Affiliation:
University of Toronto
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Extract

The past twenty-five years have seen an enormous growth in research into World Englishes, reflecting a new recognition of the status of the many national English dialects. Canadian English has been no exception to this trend and we have witnessed a dramatic increase in the quantity and quality of research into this variety. The stature it is now accorded as a separate dialect of English is reflected in the number of dictionaries, thesauruses, usage guides, and other reference works published since the late 1990s that were devoted specifically to Canadian English (e.g., Guide to Canadian English usage; Canadian Oxford dictionary; Oxford Canadian Dictionary; Collins essential Canadian English dictionary and thesaurus; Fitzhenry and Whiteside Canadian thesaurus) as well as audio-visual productions (e.g., Dialects of Canadian English; Talking Canadian).

Type
Research Article
Information
Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 51 , Issue 2-3: Canadian English in a Global Context , November 2006 , pp. 99 - 104
Copyright
Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 2006

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