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This activity is thought to serve as a test for your schema and knowledge of Canadian English.

by GASTON FEDERICO ACUÑA DUARTE
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the Canadian English after Upper Canada 10,000 New England New York strong founder principle wave

Canadian English largely stems from two key waves of settlement . The first came the American Revolution ( 1776 ) , when around Loyalists ? Americans who wished to remain British ? moved to ( now Ontario ) . These settlers , mostly from , Pennsylvania , and , laid the foundations of . Their influence is so that modern Canadian English sounds more American than British ? a phenomenon known as .

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The second , began in 1815 after the and brought over immigrants from Britain and Ireland . While numerically greater , had less impact on spoken language but shaped language attitudes , promoting as superior . This led to the of Canadian Dainty ? a posh , British - influenced accent mocked in Irving Layton ? s 1956 poem Anglo - Canadian . That is now nearly extinct .

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Some remain in Canadian English . For example , is used instead of the American faucet , a legacy from British in the 19th century . Occasionally , retains British pronunciations , such as pronounced with a " sh " sound by some newsreaders .

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Canadian English adopt World War II neighbourhoods over time fell immigration policy multicultural shared communities Montreal's developed 19th century

In the late , Canada diversified its . Post - , barriers against non - European immigrants , and major cities like Montreal became hubs . Despite this , second - generation Canadians ? regardless of ethnic origin ? tend to a unified , thanks to and social networks . Some exceptions exist in tightly - knit like Italian and Jewish districts , which unique speech patterns .

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