The myth of Canadian English

@article{Lilles2000TheMO,
  title={The myth of Canadian English},
  author={J-P. Barnekow Lilles.},
  journal={English Today},
  year={2000},
  volume={16},
  pages={3 - 9}
}
  • J. Lilles.
  • Published 1 April 2000
  • Linguistics
  • English Today
Despite the recent publication of a Canadian style guide and The Oxford Canadian Dictionary, a claim that there is no such thing as a distinctively Canadian variety of English 
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