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Canadian french language vs. Language spoken in France? |
Travel Info Are they similar or is it like German and Swiss-German (almost completely different languages?) Travel Tips Interintelligibility of formally and informally spoken Quebec French with Metropolitan French is a matter of heated debates between linguists. If a comparison can be made, the differences between both dialects are probably larger than those between American and British English, but not as large as those between standard German and Swiss German. In general, European French speakers have no problems understanding newscasts or other moderately formal speech. However, they may have great difficulty understanding for example a sitcom dialogue. This is due more to idioms, slang, and vocabulary than to accent or pronunciation. European French users will also have difficulty with colloquial speech of Quebecers, for sitcom dialogue reflects everyday speech. However, when speaking to a European French speaker, a French speaker from Quebec is capable of shifting to a slightly more formal, "international" type of speech. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quebec_fren... History of Quebec French http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/history_of_... Quebec French phonology http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quebec_fren... Quebec French syntax http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quebec_fren... Quebec French lexicon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quebec_fren... Quebec French profanity http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/quebec_fren... Others french is french same wherever u go There are slangs that are used here in Quebec and a few local dialects, but someone from France can certainly understand someone from Quebec and vice-versa. There are differences even in regions of France (like Parisiens who pronounce the silent "e" at the end of words), so should not be an issue. If you want some good examples of Quebec spoken french, get a copy of one of these movies: The Rocket - the story of Maurice "Rocket" Richard starring Roy Dupuis. Bon Cop Bad Cop - Starring Colm Feore and Patrick Huard http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0460505/... http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0479647/... They're basically similar. As wikipidia says, a French Canadian can understand a French from France and vice-versa. Sometimes it's hard because of this accent. I'd say it's quite the same difference American English and British English have. French have their own words and Canadians too. For example in French a fire extinguisher is " extincteur " and French Canadian it's "gicleur 脿 mousse". I'm French Some of the words are the same, verb tenses are the same, however, the comparison is much like listenging to someone speaking English who is from the Southern States and someone who has no twangy drawl. And if you want to hear even worse French, try northern Ontario, now that just sounds terrible. Proper spoken French (as in French spoken in France) is a beautiful language. And I wouldn't trust Wikipedia as a source...it's not reliable. |
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