Within the past three or four decades, the French speakers of Canada – and particularly those living in the Province of Quebec – have asserted themselves as a distinct cultural group and have assumed an ever growing control of their community of French speakers, called “la francophonie”, which defines the strength of the French language by its diversity – its ability to adapt itself to a variety of cultures and contexts.
As with any living language, French in Canada has acquired a large store of its own colorful vocabulary and expressions that reflect the unique North American environment in which it thrives.
Designed especially for those who want to understand and communicate effectively in Canadian French, NTC’s DICTIONARY OF CANADIAN FRENCH defines for its users – both in English and European French equivalents – those words and idioms that are commonly used by French speakers in Quebec and Acadia (New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Louisiana).
Compiled by two well-known Canadian language specialists, this dictionary offers its users the following features:
An up-to-date wordlist with special emphasis on everyday language.
More than 5,000 entries divided into 33 alphabetically arranged categories.
Notations indicating words or expressions that are colloquial or rare in Quebec or in France.
Appendices outlining the unique grammatical features of French in Quebec and in Acadia.
Guides to the pronunciation of French in Quebec and Acadia.
A substantial listing of words unique to Acadian French speakers.
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