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Books : Reference : Dictionaries & Thesauruses : English (Canadian)

• The Canadian Oxford Dictionary: Thumb-indexed (Dictionary)

  
  Never before has Canadian English been so accurately and comprehensively described as in The Canadian Oxford Dictionary.
  Here are 130,000 definitions, including over 2,000 distinctly Canadian words and meanings, covering every region of the country. Each of these entries is exceptionally reliable, the result of thorough research into databases of over 20 million words from more than 8,000 Canadian sources, plus an additional 20 million words from other English sources. Oxford's thorough research has ensured that new words that have recently appeared are well represented. An added feature of this dictionary is its encyclopedic element. It includes short biographies of over 800 Canadians, such as Elvis Stojko, Celine Dion and Lester B. Pearson, as well as entries on 5,000 individuals and mythical figures, and almost 6,000 place names, more than 1,200 of them Canadian. Their entries not only explain the origin of the place name, but also include the population based on the 1996 census.
  With the publication of The Canadian Oxford Dictionary, Oxford University Press adds another work to its highly respected range of dictionaries, and Canadians finally have a dictionary that truly reflects their nation.
  
   

• Quebecois-English English-Quebecois Dictionary & Phrasebook (Hippocrene Dictionary and Phrasebooks)

  Renata Isajlovic, Isabelle Martin

  
  This dictionary and phrasebook is designed for students and travelers visiting La Belle Province, eager to immerse themselves in Québécois culture and speak the language that more than 80 percent of Quebecers call their own. Written with the needs of English-speaking Americans and Canadians in mind, this easy-to-use, two-way language guide offers the visitor essential vocabulary and phrases for communicating and navigating with ease.

  • 4,000 total entries
  • Basic grammar
  • Essential phrases
  • Québécois expressions
  • Ideal for the traveler, student, or businessperson
  
   

• Spanish Dictionary Plus Grammar

  Suzanne Collins

  
  
   

• Larousse French English Dictionary Canadian Edition

  Larousse

  
  
   

• Canadian French Dictionary (Collins GEM)

  
  
   

• Ntc's Dictionary of Canadian French (NTC's Language Definition)

  Sinclair Robinson, Donald Smith

  
  This guide to contemporary French vocabulary offers a complete word list, with a full range of formal and informal language encountered in French-speaking countries today, as well as many technical, scientific, and business terms. - Abundant entries, including clear indication of colloquial and slang terms, are illustrated with contextual examples. Students grasp shades of meaning. - Clear pronunciation keys using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Help students pronounce new words with confidence.
  
   

• Western Abenaki Dictionary, Volume 1: Abenaki-English (Mercury Series)

  Gordon M. Day

  
  This dictionary is an indispensable tool for anyone interested in the Algonquin family of languages. Written for non-linguists, it was prepared over a period of 40 years by Gordon Day to record and preserve Western Abenakis, a nearly extinct language that is spoken only by the Abenakis Algonquins who live in in eastern Canada. This volume is the first in a two volume set.
  
   

• Dictionary of Newfoundland English

  

  The Dictionary of Newfoundland English, first published in 1982 to regional, national and international acclaim, is a historical dictionary that gives the pronunciations and definitions for words that the editors have called "Newfoundland English". The varieties of English spoken in Newfoundland date back four centuries, mainly to the early seventeenth century migratory English fishermen of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset and Somerset, and to the seventeenth to the nineteenth century immigrants chiefly from south-eastern Ireland. Culled from a vast reading of books, newspapers and magazines, this book is the most sustained reading ever undertaken of the written words of this province. The dictionary gives not only the meaning of words, but also presents each word with its variant spellings. Moreover, each definition is succeeded by an all-important quotation of usage which illustrates the typical context in which word is used.

  This well-researched, impressive work of scholarship illustrates how words and phrases have evolved and are used in everyday speech and writing in a specific geographical area. The Dictionary of Newfoundland English is one of the most important, comprehensive and thorough works dealing with Newfoundland. Its publication, a great addition to Newfoundlandia, Canadiana and lexicography, provides more than a regional lexicon. In fact, this entertaining and delightful book presents a panoramic view of the social, cultural and natural history, as well as the geography and economics, of the quintessential lifestyle of one of Canada's oldest European-settled areas. This second edition contains a Supplement offering approximately 1500 new or expanded entries, an increase of more than 30 per cent over the first edition. Besides new words, the Supplement includes modified and additional senses of old words and fresh derivations and usages.

  
   

• A Concise Nuxalk-English Dictionary (Canadian Museum of Civilization Mercury Series)

  H. F. Nater

  
  
   

• The Canadian Dictionary of Abbreviations

  Therese Dobroslavic

  
  This comprehensive reference work contains approximately 18,000 English- and French-language abbreviations, initialisms, and acronyms commonly used in Canada. The bilingual, alphabetical listings include phrases from the fields of business, finance, the arts, government, academia, entertainment, and the military. Each entry is accompanied by a definition, an alternative language translation and cross-reference if necessary, relevant information about the founding and expiration of the organization, and useful explanatory notations. In addition to abbreviations that are specifically relevant to Canadian institutions, the resource also lists general abbreviations that are widely seen and used in Canada, as well as those of international organizations and institutions of which Canada is a member.
  
   

• The Canadian Oxford Picture Dictionary

  E. C. Parnwell, Maggie Grennan

  
  
   

• Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English

  

  Strupac, fornenst, trappy, scriss, kippy, snool, flying axehandles, from across - these and hundreds of other fascinating and colourful words and phrases give the English language as it has been spoken in Canada's smallest province a flavour all its own. With the Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, T.K. Pratt makes a major scholarly contribution to the growing list of regional dictionaries that enable us to discover the rich heritage of the language as spoken throughout North America; at the same time it offers a splendid general introduction to the historical and sociological life of the island.

  There are approximately 1000 entries of non-standard or dialect words, past and present. The notes deal with usage, pronunciation, alternate forms and spellings, and stylistic and regional labels. Entries include definitions, supportive quotations from P.E.I. sources, editorial notes about various subtleties, and dictionary notes which provide links to some thirty-five other dictionaries.

  Pratt's introduction defines the criteria for inclusion of words, explains his research methods, and outlines the layout of entries. The end matter includes a bibliography and an important sociolinguistic essay, 'The Dictionary in Profile,' which places the work in the broader context of Prince Edward Island speech.

  Its range and depth of coverage make this an essential work not only for those concerned with P.E.I. and Maritimes studies, but for all those interested in the regional usage of English.

  
   

• Dictionary;: English-Eskimo, Eskimo-English

  Arthur Thibert

  
  
   

• Letters from Canada and Mexico (The Oxford Picture Dictionary for the Content Areas Reader)

  Dorothy Kauffman

  
  Ten colourful 24-page books present content area readings in science, maths, history, and social studies.
  
   

• Nelson Canadian elementary school dictionary

  
  
   

• Prince Edward Island Sayings

  

  A long-awaited companion volume to T.K. Pratt's Dictionary of Prince Edward Island English, this delightful collection includes more than 1,000 proverbs, folk sayings, catchphrases, and idioms characteristic of the speech and attitudes of Prince Edward Islanders. Laid out in 72 themes ranging from food and mood, to work and weather, the volume is instructive, easy to use, and entertaining.

  Meticulously researched, Prince Edward Island Sayings offers a unique blend of the scholarly and popular. The book features a table of themes, full cross-references, maps, and an extensive index. It is the only book of its kind for this unique part of the world.

  
   

• The Winston Dictionary of Canadian English-Intermediate Edition

  
  9 1/2x7 hardcover fine cloth binding endpaper charts illustrated 844pgs first ed 1969