Canadian english vs english english

1. Canadian English vs English English

Elaborated by: Bunduchi Axenia 111MP

2.

Background
• French colonization.
• British colonization.

3.

Canadian Mother Tongues

4.

The Official Languages

5.

Phonology
• The disappearance of the [r] sound:
bark - ba:k]
bar - [ba:]
barber -[ˈba:bə]
• The vowel in some words came to be pronounced as a long [a:]:
Laugh - [la:f]
Bath - [ba: θ]
Chant - [t ʃa:nt]
dance - [da:ns]

6. Vocabulary

CANADIAN
Hood
Trunk
station wagon
Windshield
Horn
Elevator
Sidewalk
Taxes
Truck
Bus
ENGLISH
bonnet
boot
estate car
windscreen
hooter
lift
pavement
rates
lorry
coach

7. Syntax

after + present participle
Ever
Canadian:
Mary’s after telling us about it.
Canadian:
Does John ever drive fast!
English:
Mary has recently finished telling us.
English:
John drives incredibly fast.

8. Conclusions

• Canadian English is the result of a number of contextual
factors that influenced its early formation.
• It is a product of the cooperation and coexistence of
various groups of people from different nations.
• The differences between native Canadian and British
speakers have never been so great that communication
was impossible.