加拿大英语的保守性特点及其成因

The Conservative Character of Canadian English and Its Causes

加拿大英语除了具有鲜明的创新性特点以外,其保守性特点也很突出。18世纪末英国殖民者将当时的英语带到北美。随着时代的变迁,英语在祖国发生了变化,但大洋彼岸因种种因素没有发生同样的变化。因此在今天的加拿大英语中却仍可寻到昔日英国英语的痕迹。这在语音、词汇和语法方面均有体现。加拿大英语保守性特点的成因主要有语言接触因素、社会因素和移民源的心理因素。通过对加拿大英语保守性特点及其成因的分析,有助于英语的学习与传播。

Beside the characteristics of innovation of Canadian English,their characteristic of conservatism is also obvious.At the end of 18 century,the colonists and immigrants from the British Isles brought the current English with them to North America.When the language changed with the time in its motherland,it remained unchanged across the ocean due to various reasons.Therefore there are many language relics in today＇s Canadian English which can be seen in phonology,vocabulary and grammar.The causes of the Canadian English conservatism can be analyzed as the following：language contact,social factor and the psychological factor of the immigrants.Through the analysis of the conservatism of Canadian English and its causes,it will be helpful to study and spread the language.