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Contact, cognates, and the Dictionary of Canadianisms Online
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- Presented at Modern Lexicographical Challenges session
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The Charter of the French Language (1977) made Quebec a unilingual francophone province. Most Quebec anglophones lives in Montreal; 70% report that they are bilingual (2006 census). Bilingualism is also high in young francophones and allophones, making Montreal a perfect site for contact phenomena. Borrowings from Quebec French (QF) are common in Quebec English (QE), e.g. dépanneur, 'corner store' and guichet, 'bank machine', 'cash point'. The use of "false friends" or cogna...
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- Publication status:
- Not published
- Peer review status:
- Reviewed (other)
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- Language:
- English
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- ora:4952
- Deposit date:
- 2011-02-14
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- Copyright holder:
- M Fee & S Dollinger
- Copyright date:
- 2010
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- This conference paper is not available in ORA.
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