Canadian English

brother, who I was visiting, explained that a majority of his friends spoke Spanish fluently, and started picking up certain words. He simply found it easier to explain things using the Spanish words when he could, while filling in the rest with English. This can be seen as a combination of relocation and hierarchical diffusion and has both benefits and drawbacks. For the reasons my brother speaks this way, it’s helpful, but for others it can be confusing and…

Bonjour Monsieur, et mes amis. Aujourd’hui, je veux vous présenter: La France. Can you guess what language i was speaking? That’s right! French. Today, I will mentioning the three aspects that France is most acclaimed for: Food, Language, and Fashion. But let me begin with some basic history. Do you hear the people sing? Singing the songs of angry men? It is the music of the people who will never be slaves again! Does this sound familiar? Yes, it is from the movie that is a global sensation: Les…

Country maven, Shania Twain, is ending here Las Vegas residency very soon. From the stage at the show I saw she noted that there were only ten dates left. In the next breath, she noted that she was ready to hit the road – so if you missed her show, Still the One at Ceasars Palace, you might be seeing here in you town in the future. The show was/is chock-a-block full of her hits. It sounds very much like a Shania review. This point was accented by a montage of clips and stills from her…

Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, was a remarkable Canadian youth who had started the Marathon of Hope in April 1980. Having been an amputee, he embarked on a run across Canada in hopes of raising money for cancer research. Terry Fox was a young athlete diagnosed with cancer, and had his leg amputated because of it. After losing his leg, he began to run and compete in marathons. This eventually led to his decision of organizing the Marathon of Hope, in hopes to raise funds for cancer research and…

roots in English, Scottish, German, Welsh, and Swedish people as well as having Canadian ancestry (including Aboriginal) dating back to the 1600s. My family has roots in Canadian history with being involved in fighting against the rebellions to selling guns to Métis people and Louis Riel himself. The side of my family with the most Canadian heritage is my mother’s side with the Barretts and the Meads. Desmond Barrett is my grandfather who was born in Canada. His mother was the Canadian…

There are five types of family values. These values are social, political, religious, work and moral. (Duffy, n.d) In African-American culture religion is the foundation of many families. This is a cultural and familial value that has been passed down for generations. African-American’s suffered from slavery and oppression for many years and the only motivation or hope that was given to us was through religion. For example, the first influences of African-American Culture into hymns came from…

Australia Stephanie Natolo, Griffith University, Australia Abstract: Heritage language maintenance in Australia faces great challenges. In Australia, English is the dominant official language de facto, whilst Spanish is a community language. Spanish is primarily learnt and used in the home with parents and other family members, however, English holds power via hegemonic means, and is used in a multiplicity of domains. This paper presents an exploratory qualitative and quantitative study…

Over decades, Linguists have attest to the Black English Vernacular (BEV) as being a remnants and a fusion of the West African Language used by enslaved persons brought to the Americas over 400 years ago. Enslaved people were denied a formal education, but were required to learn the language to communicate with white master, hence the BEV dialect was fashioned. In today’s society, this dialect has greatly influenced different sectors of the English language, from slang to highly respected fables…

baby Jesus. He and his family are in a stable with many stars above them. People see this as significant because this is when people believe Jesus was born.Another symbol is a christmas tree. This is probably the most common symbol because most canadians use christmas trees to celebrate christmas. This is significant because mostly everyone around the world uses a tree to celebrate Christmas. “Santa Claus” is also portrayed in many pictures during and leading up to Christmas. This is symbolic…

for racing. My Canadian friend, Bob, grew up in Regina, far from Ontario, and never mentioned to me anything about the Iditarod race. I do know that he has two dogs and likes the snow, but I think he is like me; we would rather watch the races on the television than be in…