[lg policy] dissertation: Creating Canadian English: A systemic functional linguistic analysis of First Nations loanwords in early Canadian texts

[Harold Schiffman]

Creating Canadian English: A systemic functional linguistic analysis
of First Nations loanwords in early Canadian texts


Institution: York University, Toronto
Program: English
Dissertation Status: Completed
Degree Date: 2008

Author: Derek Irwin

Dissertation Title: Creating Canadian English: A systemic functional
linguistic analysis of First Nations loanwords in early Canadian texts



Dissertation Director:
Michael Cummings
Len Early
John Lennox

Dissertation Abstract:

This dissertation presents the results of my exploration of the
interactions among linguistic
strata through close lexicogrammatical analyses of Canadian aboriginal
loanwords in the
context of early Canadian English texts, using the tool of systemic
functional linguistics.
Based on the examination of hundreds of these contextual examples, I
argue that the same
tension which existed (and exists) between English-speaking settlers
and the Native population
is reflected in the appropriation of words from aboriginal languages:
Essentially, these words
are simultaneously employed for an exoticism that borders on fantasy
while also evoking the
fear of the wild so prevalent within interactions among the
inhabitants of Canada. This tension
is evident at the level of the context of culture, and is also
reflected in the use of these terms in
their lexicogrammatical contexts. Further, because these words are
considered an essential part
of Canadian English and its distinctiveness, such connotational
meaning embedded within them
provides a valuable insight into not only the words themselves but
also the culture which
employs them.

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