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French Borrowing in Quebec English Fee, Margery

Abstract

Provides an overview of work on the effects of Quebec French (QF) on Quebec English (QE) since 1977. Argues that the framework used by sociolinguists is too narrow methodologically, excluding conversations in English between people whose first languages are different and ignoring the deliberate use of language for political effect. Examines some cognate nouns to show how meanings in QE have shifted because of knowledge of QF.

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Title
French Borrowing in Quebec English
Creator
Fee, Margery
Publisher
Anglistik: International Journal of English Studies
Date Issued
2008
Description
Provides an overview of work on the effects of Quebec French (QF) on Quebec English (QE) since 1977. Argues that the framework used by sociolinguists is too narrow methodologically, excluding conversations in English between people whose first languages are different and ignoring the deliberate use of language for political effect. Examines some cognate nouns to show how meanings in QE have shifted because of knowledge of QF.
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1646136 bytes
Subject
Canadian English; sociolinguistics; Canadian French; language contact; cognates; sociolinguistic methodology; language policy; bilingualism
Genre
Article
Type
Text
File Format
application/pdf
Language
eng
Date Available
2009-08-04
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
DOI
10.14288/1.0074544
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/11671
Affiliation
Arts, Faculty of; English, Department of
Citation
Margery Fee. "French Borrowing in Quebec English." Focus on Canadian English, Anglistik: International Journal of English Studies. Ed. Matthias Meyer. 19.2 (2008): 173-88.
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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