The Structure of the Canadian French Consonant System
Item
Title
The Structure of the Canadian French Consonant System
Creator
Hull, Alexander
Description
Discussion of consonantal traits characteristic of Canadian French, excluding the dialectical traits of the Acadians typically heard in Northern Maine and the Maritime Provinces in Canada. Brief references to French Creole and New England Franco-American French. From the author: "The purpose of this study is to discuss the structure of the consonant system of Canadian French, especially in its more archaic (i.e., less assimilated to the standard language) form, in order to show that a seemingly complex set of allophonic and phonemic developments, of different origins, bear witness to a single tendency toward greater economy of distinctive features in the phonological system."
Date
1966
Language
en
Type
Journal Article
Identifier
Coverage
1960s; Canada
Publication Title
La Linguistique
Volume
2