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

>Date:         Fri, 22 Jan 1999 12:24:17 -0500
>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)

I'm not an expert on the subject, but my French teacher, a Belgian, says
that standard Quebecois and standard Parisian French are much more
different than standard British and standard American English, i.e. she
sometimes has trouble understanding it. One big thing is that Quebecois
is significantly more holophrasic (is that the right word?) than
Parisian, which is already way up there. Also, major differences in
vowel pronunciation, and on and on, like I said, no expert.

Jen


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