This textbook is the only one of its kind to introduce the study of Canadian English in the
context of basic concepts of linguistics and sociolinguistics. The book provides foundational …

Only a few centuries ago the English language consisted of a collection of dialects spoken
mainly by monolinguals and only within the shores of a small island. Now the English …

The Canadian public and beginning linguistics students are the intended audience of this
book. Its purpose is to familiarize Canadians with the special characteristics of their national …

An abiding theme in much of the contemporary literature on Canadian English is that it
remains one of the least empirically documented major varieties of English (Allen 1980: 36; …

Designed for beginning undergraduates studying for degrees in English, this textbook
provides an introduction to a range of sociolinguistic theories and the insights they provide …

This chapter describes colonialism in the British Empire, also in the light of its European
background, and surveys the substantial long-term consequences this has had, both socio …

Although many different varieties of English have been spoken for several centuries, it is
only surprisingly recently that the field of study that has become to be known as World …

A comparative sociolinguistic study of a nation‐wide change in Canada in the 1980s led to
the unexpected conclusion that the forces that brought about the homogeneity of inland …

As the most widely documented language in human history, English holds a unique key to
unlocking some of the mysteries of the uniquely human endowment of language. Yet the …

As a result of colonization, many varieties of English now exist around the world. Originally
published in 2005, Legacies of Colonial English brings together a team of internationally …