FRANCO-CANADIAN DIALECT. 



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A CONTRIBUTION TO THE STUDY OF THE 

 FRANCO-CANADIAN DIALECT. 



BY J. SQUAIR. 



I spent a few weeks last summer in the parish of Ste. Anne de 

 3eaupre in the Province of Quebec, and while there I carefully noted 

 the expressions, words and pronunciation of words which struck me 

 as peculiar in the speech of the habitants of that parish, and the pre- 

 sent paper is an attempt to present the results of my observations. 



In the matter of words and expressions I have noted those only 

 -which are not to be found in Oscar Dunn's Glossaire Franco-C ana- 

 dien, (Quebec, 1880). 



YOWELS. 



(1) (a, a, in this list pronounced like a in English hat.) 



aller 



caractere 



embrasser 



hache 



pacage 



archet 



carotte 



engager 



hardi 



par 



ardent 



carte 



erable 



hardes 



partir 



argent 



casquette 



escalier 



image 



patience 



arpent 



chapeau 



esclave 



impatient 



place 



«n-iere 



charger 



etable 



installer 



pratique 



rtttacher 



charite 



^tage 



jardin 



quartier 



bagage 



chasse 



fable 



large 



race 



bagiie 



chatte 



face 



larme 



radis 



balai 



chatiment 



filasse 



ma9on 



rame 



hapteme 



cirage 



frapper 



mal 



ravage 



'hav'A 



claquer 



fromage 



marbre 



(je)regarde* 



battre 



compagnie 



g«ge 



marcher 



retarder 



cabaret 



compcttir 



galette 



mariage 



sage 



cacher 



dame 



garde 



marteau 



spectacle 



cafe 



desastre 



garder 



massacre 



tarder 



cage 



detachment 



glace 



menage 



trace 



canal 



ecarlate 



grappe 



miserable 



vache 



canne 



ecarter 



gratter 



moutarde 





canon 



eclater 



grave 



nappe 





■cap 



^gal 



grimace 



orage 





I have however heard the a c{ refjarde pronounced at Ste. Anne like aw in English sai 

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