Comment by fsckboy

title? this is a full Dictionary of Canadianisms, words included according to a six facet typology. i.e. the typology is not the main story.

Type 1 – Origin: a form and its meaning were created in what is now Canada

Type 2 – Preservation: a form or meaning that was once widespread in many Englishes, but is now preserved in Canadian English in the North American context or beyond; sometimes called “retention”

Type 3 – Semantic Change: forms that have undergone semantic change in Canadian English

Type 4 – Culturally Significant: forms or meanings that have been enshrined in the Canadian psyche and are widely seen as part of Canadian identity

Type 5 – Frequency: forms or meanings that are Canadian by virtue of frequency

Type 6 – Memorial: forms or meanings now widely considered to be pejorative

Non-Canadian: forms or meanings once thought to be Canadian for which evidence is lacking