Obsessed with Language
A Sociolinguistic History of Quebec
Chantal Bouchard author Luise von Flotow translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Guernica Editions,Canada
Published:1st Dec '08
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A fascinating study of the French-Canadian dialect, this insightful analysis examines the intimate relationship between Quebec and its heartily defended dialect, from 19th-century Parisian French to the joual of the 1960s.
"...the book is a very insightful read which will appeal to specialists and non-specialists alike who have sought to go beyond the 'short historical' perspective to examine how the language situation in Quebec arose, was conditioned and shaped, and subsequently evolved beyond the wildest dreams of those who participated in defining that history." - Martin Howard, University College, Cork, British Journal of Canadian Studies, Volume 23 (Number 2), 2010
ISBN: 9781550712933
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 322g
291 pages