Canadian English

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/canadian-english

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the primary linguistic affiliation?North American English, sharing significant features with American English
2. What is the key influencing dialects?British English and various regional American English dialects
3. Where in Canada is Canadian English spoken?It is spoken all across Canada, especially in the western and central provinces. People in cities and towns use it every day.
4. How is Canadian English different from American English?Canadian English sounds a lot like American English, but it has unique vowel sounds, like the “raising” in words such as “about” and “out.” It also has special words and ways of speaking that show Canadian identity.

Sociolinguistics: The study of how language is used in society and its relationship with social factors.
Phonetic Realization: The actual sound produced when speaking a particular phoneme or word.
Lexical Items: Individual words or specific vocabulary used within a language or dialect.
Diphthong: A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, perceived as a gliding sound.