Re: Judeo-Sanskrit/Bantu/Austronesian? Anglo-Quebec?

At 21:56 22/01/99 +0200, you wrote:
>Steg Belsky wrote:
>>
>
>> Talking about French and Que'bec, i was wondering yesterday....what is
>> Que'becois (sp?) French like, compared to French French?  Do they have
>> different accents, like US vs. British English?
>>
>> -Stephen (Steg)
>>
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>I have a book someone brought me from Qu'ebec about French in Que'bec
>which gives lots of funny examples of clashes between Q. French and
>Metropolitan French - a bit like the stories of Brits getting beaten up
>in the US when they go into a shop and ask for "fags" (cigarettes in
>British slang).
>
>Basically the difference to me seems quite analogous to British /
>American - a strong accent difference, beyond regional accents in both
>countries, and a good few different words, but basically no problem in
>comprehension.
>
>        Shaul
>
>
        It depends. As far as I can tell, the difference of accent between
Quebecois and metropolitan French is at least as strong as, say, the
difference between London's English and Australian English. Sometimes, I
fell that Quebecois are speaking a different language. Moreover, there are
many differences of vocabulary. But as soon as a Quebecois begins singing a
song, they lose part of their accent (sometimes they lose all their accent)
and they begin singing like Metropolitan French. Very strange, but proves
that we have basically the same language.


                                                        Christophe Grandsire
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