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Quebec French lexicon information


There are various lexical differences between Quebec French and Metropolitan French in France. These are distributed throughout the registers, from slang to formal usage.

Notwithstanding Acadian French in the Maritime Provinces, Quebec French is the dominant form of French throughout Canada, with only very limited interregional variations. The terms Quebec French and Canadian French are therefore often used interchangeably.

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Quebec French lexicon

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There are various lexical differences between Quebec French and Metropolitan French in France. These are distributed throughout the registers, from slang...

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Quebec French

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delimiters. Quebec French (French: français québécois [fʁɑ̃sɛ kebekwa]), also known as Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language...

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Canadian French

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most prominent of which is Québécois (Quebec French). Formerly Canadian French referred solely to Quebec French and the closely related varieties of Ontario...

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French language in Canada

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dialects spoken in France at the time of colonization. For instance, the origins of Quebec French lie in 17th- and 18th-century Parisian French, influenced by...

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Quebec slang

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Quebec slang may refer to: Quebec French lexicon Quebec French profanity This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Quebec slang...

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Joual

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Post-creole continuum Quebec (disambiguation) Quebec English Quebec French Quebec French lexicon Quebec French phonology Quebec French profanity Quebecer...

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Outline of Quebec

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Quebec French History of Quebec French Quebec French lexicon Quebec French phonology Quebec French profanity Quebec French syntax Media in Quebec Museums...

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Coat of arms of France

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as in the arms of Spain, Quebec, and Canada. The fleur-de-lis was also the symbol of Île-de-France, the core of the French kingdom. The only national...

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Labrador Peninsula

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The Labrador Peninsula (French: Péninsule du Labrador), also known as the Quebec-Labrador Peninsula (French: Péninsule du Québec-Labrador), is a large peninsula...

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Louisiana French

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Louisiana French (Louisiana French: français de la Louisiane; Louisiana Creole: françé la lwizyàn) is an umbrella term for the dialects and varieties of...

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Glossary of French words and expressions in English

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consciousness of their French origin. This article, on the other hand, covers French words and phrases that have entered the English lexicon without ever losing...

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Emphyteutic lease

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improve the property with construction. The term is commonly used in Quebec and France. These sorts of leases are usually associated with government properties...

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Partition of Quebec

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The partition of Quebec refers to the secession of regions of the province of Quebec, rather than to partitions in a strict political sense. It is usually...

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Languages of Canada

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both English and French official to the same extent. French is Quebec's official language, although legislation is enacted in both French and English and...

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History of French

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adopted French as an official language, and the total number of French speakers has increased, especially in Africa. In the Canadian province of Quebec, different...

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Romandy

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Standard French. Today, the differences between Swiss French and Parisian French are minor and mostly lexical, although remnants of dialectal lexicon or phonology...

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Foreign relations of France

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(1962–2000). Lexicon. ISBN 978-976-631-023-3. The French presence in Trinidad and Tobago dates back two centuries. It is not surprising that French influence...

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Anticosti Island

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Minganie Regional County Municipality, administrative region of Côte-Nord, Quebec province, Canada. The island is located at the junction of the Estuary of...

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Grand Orient de France

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preceded the French Revolution (1789). Benjamin Franklin was a member of this Lodge when he was serving as liaison in Paris. Some notable French revolutionaries...

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Creole language

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creole, of some combination of Old English, Norman French, Old Norse, and Common Brittonic. The lexicon of a creole language is largely supplied by the parent...

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Haitian Creole

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symbolic of French colonialism.: 191  When Haiti was still a colony of France, edicts by the French government were often written in a French-lexicon creole...

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Tame bear

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a character known as "Dancing Bear". The concept has entered into the lexicon in the form of the common proverb; "The marvel is not that the bear dances...

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