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feels that a great deal of Eastern and Central Canadian speech must impress
| the inexpert British listener as American. But here too there will be certain
exceptions.
: The groups affected by an original foreign speech will stand out from the
= normal North American pattern. No one, for instance, would take the English
t of the Gaelic inhabitants of Nova Scotia for American speech; there is nothing
je of this kind in the U.S.A., or, if there is, it is exceedingly rare.
The Quebec speaker whose first language is French will develop a quite
2 definite non-American coloring in his English. The untrained French- Cana-
dian will carry over his French habits into his English; he will leave out his
i h’s because there is no h in French. He will have difficulty with the th sounds.
: The educated French-Canadian will often speak a rather more careful type
h of English than many English-speaking Canadians. He will frequently display
d a broad a. Still his French speech-basis will occasionally reveal itself, especially
in moments of excitement.
à By and large, what we may call General Canadian speech would probably
4 sound to British ears much like General American speech. Inhabitants of
Central Canada will show a generic resemblance to natives of Central LPS
a The Maritimer will sound more like the New England speaker. And this is
= natural and inevitable. The basis of most Canadian speech is the American
I speech, brought here in the 18th century and modified slightly on Canadian
ad soil. Linguistically we belong to the great North American family ; although
a | our British heritage is not excluded, the American influence is dominant.
Je
a Program Notes CANADIANS AT WORK (Fridays and
ie : ; Sundays). Sound stories from fac-
The CBC International Service tories, industries, and scenes of devel-
broadcasts two English-language trans- opments in the news.
missions daily for listeners in the À : :
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n, | these transmissions for the months of WUDESS COMMENTAIRES ON. User
i August and September appears below. Sk REN SE Me: RN di
| Detailed information, including times PORTS WEEK (Mondays). Canadian
and frequencies for the various pro- SPOrts review.
s | grams, will be found on the CBC Euro- Magazine Programs
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ports from mountain and lake resorts
where Canadians are enjoying their
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| CANADA AT THE UNITED Nations Aug. 2 Graham Allen, “Yachting on the
: À 3 : Nova Scotia Coast.
(Sundays). A weekly review of | >
Troe: ENT: x Aug. 9 Athol Stewart, ‘‘Stoney Lake, Ont.
United Nations developments. RS RE Ga cn
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| CANADIAN COMMENTARY (Wednes- 8 =
: 5 the Gatineau Hills of Quebec.”
| days). A discussion of current events Aug. 23 Tom Mason, ‘‘Muskoka, Ontario.”
in Canada and their bearing on world Aug. 30 Ruth Johnson, “A Northern Camp-
affairs. ing Holiday.”
Actualities Sept. 6 Ron Hambleton, “Holiday in the
City.”
CANADIAN C HRONICLE (Monday to Sept. 13 “Ranching Holiday.”
Friday). A twice-daily presentation Sept. 20 Tom Benson, “Duck Shooting”
of topical reports from all parts of (Winnipeg).
Canada. Sept. 27 ‘‘Laurentian Mountains of Quebec.”
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