Le parler populaire des Canadiens français
ou, Lexique des canadianismes, acadianismes, anglicismes, américanismes, mots anglais les plus en usage au sein des familles canadiennes et acadiennes françaises
- Approximate level
- C1
- Length
- 160,118 words
- Reading time
- 13 h 21 min
- Chapters
- 3
- Language
- French
- On Project Gutenberg since
- 2015
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This reference work explores the linguistic landscape of French Canada at the turn of the twentieth century. It serves as a dictionary of regionalisms, anglicisms, and popular vocabulary used by French-speaking families in Canada and Acadia. For a learner, this text is demanding because it focuses on specialized lexicographical analysis rather than narrative prose. The sentences are long and formal, reflecting the academic style of the era. It is a valuable resource for understanding the historical development of Canadian French.
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Subjects
- Canadianisms, French -- Québec (Province)
- French language -- Québec (Province) -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
- Popular culture -- Québec (Province)
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