4.5 Canadian English外国文学名著导读.pdf

Chapter Four 4.5 Canadian English Canada Canada and most of New France came under British rule in 1763. The colonial past has exerted a strong influence on the language policy in Modern Canada. As British and French descendants are two largest ethic groups, the Canadian government has adopted a policy of official bilingualism. English and French have equal status in federal courts, parliament, and in all federal institutions. Canadian English Canadian English is the Canadian variety of English in Canada. 80% of the population live in the area within 200 kilos from America. CanE shares most of the linguistic characteristics of AmE. The most typical Canadian feature of pronunciation is “Canadian raising”. Pronunciation Features (1) “Canadian raising”: the realization of /aʊ/ and /aɪ/ as /ʌʊ/ and /ʌɪ/ when followed by a voiceless consonant; E.g. house height Elsewhere the realization is /aʊ/ and /aɪ/. aboutbowed, bitebide, househouses, knifeknives Pronunciation Features (2) /ɔ:/ and /ɒ/have merged; E.g. caughtcot, dawndon, callercollar homophonous pairs (3) /t/ often sounds like /d/. E.g. waitingwading, metalmedal, latterladder, heartyhardy Vocabulary Features Inuktitut: kayak （轻便独木舟）, anorak, husky, mukluk Ojibwe and Cree: chipmunk （花鼠）, moose, muskeg Sault: waterfall Muskeg: a northern bog （沼泽） Canals: fjords (海湾) Cat spruce: a kind of tree （杉树） Tamarack : a kind of larch （落叶松木） Conclusion Canadian English shares most of the characteristics of American English. To sum up, Canadian English is a national variety of English with distinctive features.有缘学习更多+谓ygd3076考证资料