Statements (94)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:language
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| gptkbp:hasDialects |
gptkb:Newfoundland_English
gptkb:Pacific_Northwest_English gptkb:Maritimes_English gptkb:Ontario_English gptkb:Prairie_English gptkb:Quebec_English gptkb:Western_Canadian_English |
| gptkbp:hasDistinctiveSpelling |
American English spelling
British English spelling |
| gptkbp:hasFeature |
flapping
Canadian raising cot–caught merger distinctive spelling unique Canadian vocabulary use of 'aluminium' instead of 'aluminum' use of 'cancelled' instead of 'canceled' use of 'catalogue' instead of 'catalog' use of 'centre' instead of 'center' use of 'cheque' for bank check use of 'cheque' instead of 'check' (banking) use of 'chesterfield' for sofa use of 'colour' instead of 'color' use of 'counsellor' instead of 'counselor' use of 'defence' instead of 'defense' use of 'eh' use of 'enrolment' instead of 'enrollment' use of 'favour' instead of 'favor' use of 'fuelled' instead of 'fueled' use of 'grade one' instead of 'first grade' use of 'grey' instead of 'gray' use of 'hydro' for electricity use of 'jewellery' instead of 'jewelry' use of 'kilometre' instead of 'kilometer' use of 'labelled' instead of 'labeled' use of 'labour' instead of 'labor' use of 'levelled' instead of 'leveled' use of 'licence' (noun) and 'license' (verb) use of 'loonie' for one-dollar coin use of 'metre' instead of 'meter' use of 'modelled' instead of 'modeled' use of 'moustache' instead of 'mustache' use of 'neighbour' instead of 'neighbor' use of 'offence' instead of 'offense' use of 'plough' instead of 'plow' use of 'practise' (verb) and 'practice' (noun) use of 'programme' for TV/radio show use of 'pyjamas' instead of 'pajamas' use of 'runners' for sneakers use of 'saviour' instead of 'savior' use of 'serviette' for napkin use of 'signalled' instead of 'signaled' use of 'smoulder' instead of 'smolder' use of 'storey' for building level use of 'sulphur' instead of 'sulfur' use of 'theatre' instead of 'theater' use of 'toque' for knit cap use of 'travelling' instead of 'traveling' use of 'tyre' instead of 'tire' (for vehicles) use of 'washroom' for restroom use of 'woollen' instead of 'woolen' use of 'zed' for the letter Z use of 'organise' instead of 'organize' (sometimes) use of 'double-double' for coffee with two creams and two sugars |
| gptkbp:hasVocabulary |
American English vocabulary
British English vocabulary Canadianisms |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Canadian English
|
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:French
gptkb:British_English gptkb:American_English gptkb:Indigenous_languages_of_Canada |
| gptkbp:ISO639-3 |
en-CA
|
| gptkbp:languageFamily |
gptkb:Indo-European_languages
gptkb:Norse_mythology gptkb:English_language gptkb:Germanic_languages gptkb:Anglic_languages gptkb:Anglo-Frisian_languages |
| gptkbp:pronunciation |
flapping
Canadian raising cot–caught merger |
| gptkbp:regulates |
no official language regulator
|
| gptkbp:spokenIn |
gptkb:Canada
|
| gptkbp:usedIn |
education in Canada
media in Canada business in Canada government in Canada |
| gptkbp:writingSystem |
gptkb:Latin_alphabet
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Anglais
gptkb:North_American_English gptkb:Αγγλικά gptkb:English_language |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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