Table of Contents

1. List of maps; 2. List of figures; 3. List of tables; 4. About this book; 5. Acknowledgements; 6. Abbreviations; 7. 1. Introduction; 8. 2. Canadian English: A research history of the 'other' variety of North American English; 9. 3. Ontario 1776-1850: An external language history; 10. 4. The Corpus of Early Ontario English, pre-Confederation Section (CONTE-pC); 11. 5. New-dialect formation in early Ontario; 12. 6. Late Modern English modal auxiliaries: Methodological considerations; 13. 7. Can (could) vs. May (might); 14. 8. Must vs. Have to; 15. 9. Shall vs. Will; 16. 10. Should, would and ought to; 17. 11. Conclusion; 18. 12. Appendices; 19. Bibliography; 20. General index