Die deutsche Sprache im Spannungsfeld zwischen Fremd- und Selbstbestimmung

Noozornyooz?: The Complex Construction of Canadian Identity

“…With approximately three-quarters of Canada's population living within 300 kilometres of the American border, it is not surprising that observers have long pointed to the infiltration of American features into Canadian speech, from the pronunciation of the letter zed as American zee, to the use of American orthographical variants, such as -or instead of -our in words like honour. While the potential effects of Americanization may have greatest implications for English-speaking Canada, linguistic globalization has led writers and educators throughout the world to comment on what is perceived as an ever-increasing Americanization of local speech (Mele Marrero and Rodriguez Marrero 2002;Wilss 2002;Kushner 2003). The issue of linguistic globalization has also assumed a position of prominence in current sociolinguistic research, as exemplified by the growing prestige associated with American accents not only in English-speaking countries, but also in Europe (Bayard et al 2001).…”