How to Use DCHP-3
A Typology of Canadianisms Entry Structure Frequency Charts Other Charts List of Labels Copyright Note
The basic principles of entry structure remain the same as in DCHP-2 (see here), though the appearance is quite different.
A Typology of Canadianisms
While this dictionary lists entries (headwords, lexemes), meanings are its smallest unit. Each meaning is assigned to one of six Types of Canadianism or is marked as “Non-Canadian”. The label “Non-Canadian” is used for meanings that were previously classified as Canadian or that were suspected to be Canadian but turned out to be none of our six types. The six types of Canadianisms are:
Type 1 – Origin : a form and its meaning were created in what is now Canada
: 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”
: 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
: 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
: 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
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