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Canadian French (French: français canadien, pronounced [fʁãsɛ kanadzjɛ̃]) is the French language as it is spoken in Canada. It includes multiple varieties, the most prominent of which is Québécois (Quebec French).
This article is about the historical and sociological aspects of the French language in Canada. For the variety of the French language in Canada, see Canadian French. French language distribution in Canada. French is the mother tongue of approximately 7.2 million Canadians (22.8 percent of the Canadian population, second to English at 56 ...
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Quebec French (French: français québécois [fʁɑ̃sɛ kebekwa]), also known as Québécois French, is the predominant variety of the French language spoken in Canada. It is the dominant language of the province of Quebec, used in everyday communication, in education, the media, and government.
- French of Québec and the Québec Diaspora. In the 17 century, French colonization in New France was limited to the valley of the St. Lawrence River and, to a lesser extent, those of its tributaries.
- Acadian French. The current Acadian population of Canada is descended from the inhabitants of Acadia who returned to Canada after the deportation or who escaped it by taking refuge in remote parts of the colony.
- Métis French. The francophone members of the Métis people are descendants of unions that took place between French colonists from the St. Lawrence valley and the Great Lakes region and Aboriginal women during the time of the fur trade in what were then called the Pays d’en haut (“upper country”).
- French Spoken in Western Canadian Communities Founded by Francophone Immigrants from Europe. In the provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta,there are communities where francophones whose ancestors came from France, Belgium and Switzerland live together, in varying proportions, with francophones from the Québec diaspora.
There are many varieties of French spoken by francophone Canadians, for example Quebec French, Acadian French, Métis French, and Newfoundland French. The French spoken in Ontario, the Canadian West, and New England can trace their roots back to Quebec French because of Quebec's diaspora.
Background Etymology. The word métis itself is originally French for "person of mixed parentage" and derives from the Latin word mixtus, "mixed.". Semantic definitions. Starting in the 17th century, the French word métis was initially used as a noun by those in the North American fur trade, and by settlers in general, to refer to people of mixed European and North American Indigenous ...
The Differences. There are several differences between Canadian and European French, and most of them can be attributed to the political, historical, geographical, or cultural influence that Canada had on its French minority.
