French Borrowing in Quebec English

Type of resource
Author/collaborator
Title
French Borrowing in Quebec English
Abstract
An examination of the adoption of gallicisms by English Quebecers. The author provides an overview of work on the effects of Quebec French on Quebec English since 1977. She 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. She examines some cognate nouns to show how meanings in Quebec English have shifted because of knowledge of Quebec French.
Publication
Anglistik: International Journal of English Studies
Volume
Vol. 19
Issue
no. 2
Pages
173-188
Date
September 2008
Language
en
Citation
Fee, Margery. “French Borrowing in Quebec English.” Anglistik: International Journal of English Studies Vol. 19, no. 2 (September 2008): 173–188.
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