Hi Hongxing Qi, Another source for you: Chambers' "'Lawless and Vulgar Innovations': Victorian Views of Canadian English." This can be found in _Focus on Canada: Varieties of English Around the World_ , Ed. Sandra Clarke (1993). Cheers, Jackie On Thu, 28 Apr 2005 22:16:50 +0000 [log in to unmask] wrote: > Dear friends, > > I am reading Tony Crowley's "Standar English and the Politics of > Language," a book about the historical evolution and conceptual > confusion of > the term "Standard English" and its political implications in Britain. I > wonder if any of you could suggest some readings on this topic with > reference to Canada. > > Hongxing Qi > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to > [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, > write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] > > For the list archives and information about the organization, > its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to > http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- To leave the list, send a SIGNOFF CASLL command to [log in to unmask] or, if you experience difficulties, write to Russ Hunt at [log in to unmask] For the list archives and information about the organization, its newsletter, and the annual conference, go to http://www.stu.ca/inkshed/ -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-