Author: Lexicographical Centre for Canadian English
Publisher:
Published: 1973
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Geordie Telfer
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Published: 2010-03
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781894864855
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →More than one long joke about "Oot and aboot," this book details how those in Canada speak more than just English or French. We have a vocabulary--and a number of dialects--all our own. So, sit on the chesterfield with a box of timbits and read this tongue-in-cheek take on Canada's unofficial language.
Author: Victoria College, afterwards University of Victoria (Victoria, British Columbia). - Lexicographical Centre for Canadian English
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Published: 1867
Total Pages: 926
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Lexicographical Centre for Canadian English
Publisher: W. J. Gage
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 972
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: University of Victoria (B.C.). Lexicographical Centre for Canadian English
Publisher:
Published: 1967
Total Pages: 927
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Provides historical record of words and expressions characteristic of various spheres of Canadian life. Includes word meanings, pronunciation, etymology, and scope as well as dated quotations, cross references, drawings, and explanatory notes relating to usage, disputed origins, and other contentious matters.
Author: Walter Spencer Avis
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Published: 1967
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780771519727
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Walter S. Avis
Publisher: Gage Educational Pub.
Published: 1991
Total Pages: 926
ISBN-13: 9780771519765
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: V.S. Matyushenkov
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
Published: 2010-01-30
Total Pages: 580
ISBN-13: 145003246X
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Dictionary Of Americanisms, Canadianisms, Briticisms and Australianisms is a complete, modern, and comprehensive dictionary featuring a large word list of more than 20000 entries. The purpose of this book is to provide a generous sampling of words and expressions of the various spheres of life in the USA, Great Britain, Australia and Canada during the last centuries. The dictionary also features a collection of slang and colloquial expressions in these four countries in the twentieth century. It has a clear, easy-to-use format and is ideal for students, schools, libraries, tourists and anyone who is interested in varieties of English spoken in major English-speaking countries.