Colloquial Canadianisms of Manitoba Ukrainians

Abstract

Because there is a multiplicity of languages in Manitoba, the influences of the various languages on Ukrainian are, perhaps more pronounced than in any other province in Canada. With the coming of every new generation, the number of Ukrainian words that are being Canadianized increase by leaps and bounds. Although this increase is a clear indication that the topic warrants attention and research, it has received little attention from the scholars in Manitoba. Colloquial Canadianisms of Manitoba Ukrainians is, as the title suggests, an introductory dictionary and a semantic classification of spoken Ukrainian words in Manitoba that have been Canadianized...