The Third Edition was released on 15 May 2025.[11] Its code base was rewritten to accommodate mobile phone use and includes an editorial update of 181 meanings for a total of 12,000 headwords and 14,500 meanings from 1500 to 2025.[12] Work began in 2022 and lasted through May 2025.[13] The third edition update focuses on underrepresented groups, e.g. First Nations (lahal, kokum, skoden), and vocabulary from informal origins, e.g. urban slang (freezie, ding, levidrome) and rural slang (klick, hang a larry, shit-kicking).
Typology
The DCHP-3 and DCHP-2 list six types of Canadianism with an additional "non-Canadian" category:
Type 1: Origin: terms or meanings are created in Canada. Examples would be loonie (one-dollar coin) and toonie (two-dollar coin).[14]
Type 2: Preservation: A form or meaning that was once widespread across many English language variations but is now preserved in Canadian English. An example would be pencil crayon (colouring pencil),[2]:123 and Chesterfield (couch, sofa).[2]
Type 3: Semantic Change: Terms that have undergone a semantic change in Canadian English. For instance, toque (beanie), which had earlier referred to other kinds of hats, not just the ones we now associate with the word toque, or Generation X "late '80s disoriented adults."[2]
Type 4: Culturally Significant: Terms or meanings enshrined and important to the national identity and/or history of Canada. The discourse marker eh, hockey terms such as wrap around and the term French immersion are examples.[2]
Type 5: Frequency: Terms or meanings that are used and heard more frequently in Canadian English than in other national identities. For instance, cube van (moving truck) or Chinook (strong wind).[2]
Type 6: Memorial: These terms are the opposite of cultural salience, meaning terms deriving from adverse events or historical occurrences in Canada. An example would be residential schools or Inuit (Eskimo)[2]
Non-Canadian: Terms or meanings labelled 'Canadian' in other sources or that are thought to be Canadian but are not. For instance, clawback or sunset clause.[2]
Reception
The Toronto Star referred to it as a great "birthday gift for the nation" of Canada,[15]The Globe and Mail[16] lauded its detail (e.g. the entry on eh, which is almost 5000 words long) and the CBC The National Newscast[17] featured DCHP-2 in April 2017 as the topic of its cultural news item of the day.
↑"Do You Speak Canadian?". The Tyee. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
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↑Barber, Katherine; Considine, John; Friend, David; Pratt, Terry (January 30, 2005). "Towards a Second Edition of A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles"(PDF). Conference on Canadian English in the Global Context. University of Toronto Department of Linguistics. Retrieved 21 September 2015. Abstract of panel discussion.
↑Dollinger, Stefan; etal., eds. (2011). "A Brief History of DCHP, A Dictionary of Canadianisms on Historical Principles, 1954—2011". DCHP.ca. Vancouver, BC, Canada: University of British Columbia. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
↑Dollinger, Stefan; Brinton, Laurel J.; Fee, Margery, eds. (2013). "DCHP-1 Online". DCHP.ca. Vancouver, BC, Canada: University of British Columbia. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
↑ Dollinger, Stefan (2010). 「方言学者のためのオープンソースツールとしてのカナダ英語バンクのソフトウェア：ling.surfとその機能」。Manfred Markus、Clive Upton、Reinhard Heuberger編『 Joseph Wrightの英語方言辞典とその先：後期近代英語方言学の研究』 249-261頁。ベルン：Peter Lang。
↑ Dollinger, Stefan; Brinton, Laurel J.; Fee, Margery (2012). "歴史的原則に基づくカナダ語辞典の改訂：進捗報告、2006年～2012年4月". Dictionaries: Journal of the Dictionary Society of North America (33): 90. doi : 10.1353/dic.2012.0004 .
