摘要
作为英语的地域性变体,加拿大英语继承了许多英国英语的语言特征,并受到美国英语的巨大影响,但加拿大英语同英国英语、美国英语等有着截然不同的语言发展历史和演变历程,体现的语言特征也有许多独特性,它反映了加拿大上百年的文化、历史和社会特定涵义。加拿大英语经过了上百年的发展已经成为了一种独特的英语变体和语言现象,因此有必要对其进行详细研究。
After hundreds of years＇ development, Canadian English has developed into a unique variety of English. Canadian English, while different from both British and American English, added many features which are typically Canadian. This article traces the historical information on the development of Canadian English and then discusses the formation of the characteristics of Canadian English under the continuous influence of British and American English.
出处
《楚雄师范学院学报》
2007年第4期87-92,共6页
Journal of Chuxiong Normal University
关键词
加拿大英语
变体
语言现象
Canadian English
variety
linguistic phenomenon
