词条 | Walter Spencer Avis |
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Avis was the editor-in-chief of the first edition of the Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles. Born in Toronto in 1919, Avis belonged to the first generation of PhD-level trained linguists in Canada.[4] He published as of 1950 in the areas of historical linguistics, dialectology, linguistic variation, Canadian English and the budding field of sociolinguistics. Positions and HonoursFrom 1952 to his death in 1979, Avis was professor of English at Royal Military College, Kingston, Ontario. He was a long-term secretary of the Canadian Linguistic Association, President from 1968–70, and was slated to become president-elect of the American Dialect Society in January 1980;[5] however, he died suddenly in December 1979. DeathAvis died in December 1979 from a heart attack.[6] Major works
Notable Canadian dialectologists and historical linguists
References1. ^{{Cite journal|last=Drysdale|first=Patrick|date=1980|title=Walter S. Avis - A Tribute|url=https://benjamins.com/#catalog/journals/eww.1.1.11dry/details|journal=English World-Wide|volume=1 |issue=1|pages=125|via=}} {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Avis, Walter Spencer}}2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://blog.editors.ca/?p=4596|title=The Story of Canadian English|last=Peck|first=Frances|date=21 November 2017|website=|archive-url=|archivedate=|dead-url=|accessdate=12 January 2018}} 3. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.academia.edu/34683420/How_old_is_eh_On_the_early_history_of_a_Canadian_shibboleth|title=How old is 'eh'? On the early history of a (Canadian) shibboleth|last=Dollinger|first=Stefan|date=|website=|archive-url=|archivedate=|dead-url=|accessdate=12 January 2018}} 4. ^{{Cite book|url=https://www.academia.edu/35184221/The_Professor_and_the_Mountaineer_Inventing_Canadian_English_CHAPTER_1_and_TOC_12_Jan._2018_with_new_improved_opening_section_|title=The Professor and the Mountaineer: Inventing Canadian English|last=Dollinger|first=Stefan|publisher=?|year=|isbn=|location=|pages=18}} 5. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-linguistics-revue-canadienne-de-linguistique/article/walter-s-avis-1919-1979/DEB17A60CF70919837446B33CBB5BB19|title=Walter S. Avis: 1919 - 1979|last=Kinloch|first=Murray|date=1980|website=|archive-url=|archivedate=|dead-url=|accessdate=12 January 2018}} 6. ^https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-journal-of-linguistics-revue-canadienne-de-linguistique/article/walter-s-avis-1919-1979/DEB17A60CF70919837446B33CBB5BB19 7 : 1919 births|1979 deaths|Linguists from Canada|Dialectologists|Historical linguists of English|Historical linguists|University of Michigan alumni |
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