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Canada: Language and Literature

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Bilingual Canadian Dictionary
Website for a collaborative project of Canadian universities, government agencies, and professional translators' societies to create a Canadian English-French, French-English dictionary. Features include articles and theses written by project members and a collection of relevant external links. In English and French.
Canada Language Council
Professional organization for the accreditation and promotion of training programs in Canada's two official languages, English and French.
Canadian Literature
A comprehensive index to resources about English and French Canadian literature provided by the Canadian Information by Subject from Library and Archives Canada. Links to sites covering literature, poetry, drama, fiction, children's material, some individual authors, and organizations and associations.
Canadian Literature Archive
An extensive repository for biographical and bibliographical information about Canadian writers, novelists, poets, playwrights, essayists, as well as information on Canadian literary organizations, magazines, conferences, and library archives. There are some full-text materials, with plans to digitize additional out-of-print literature.
Canadian Poetry Archive
Selected full-text poems with biographical information on prominent Canadian poets from the 19th and early 20th centuries. In English and French.
Canadian Poetry and Poets
From the University of Toronto Library, a resource for contemporary Canadian poetry including poems and biographical information on more than 70 poets, with links to presses, awards, readings/festivals, journals and magazines, and poetry courses.
Dave VE7CNV's Truly Canadian Dictionary of Canadian Spelling
Canadian English spelling (as opposed to British or American) used in the parliamentary Hansards and other official documents. Provides spelling of the word in Canadian English (and a brief gloss in some cases), followed by American, British, French and Spanish spellings.
French Canadian Literature
Listing of websites compiled at McGill University. Some websites listed are available via subscription only to McGill faculty and students. Includes collections of digitized literature, as well as biographies and critiques of authors.
Languages of Canada (from Ethnologue)
Entry from an online reference guide to world languages. Includes links to the entries for various native American languages.
Northwest Passages: Canadian Literature Online
Links are grouped in nine categories: general, authors, etexts, publishers, awards, literary periodicals, literary organizations, programs and associations, cultural sites.
   

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