Ntc's Dictionary of Canadian French (Language - French) [Hardcover]

Sinclair Robinson (Author), Donald Smith (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1991 | ISBN-10: 0844214868 | ISBN-13: 978-0844214863

This guide to contemporary French vocabulary offers a complete word list, with a full range of formal and informal language encountered in French-speaking countries today, as well as many technical, scientific, and business terms. - Abundant entries, including clear indication of colloquial and slang terms, are illustrated with contextual examples. Students grasp shades of meaning. - Clear pronunciation keys using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Help students pronounce new words with confidence.

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Text: English, French

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 300 pages
• Publisher: Natl Textbook Co Trade (January 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0844214868
• ISBN-13: 978-0844214863
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #987,354 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very useful book / Un livre très utile., November 26, 1998

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Christopher Sundita - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ntc's Dictionary of Canadian French (Language - French) (Hardcover)

I'd recommend this book to anyone who is interested in Québécois culture and joual (or Quebec French). It is divided into many categories ranging from nature to sex to sports etc. At the end of the book features certain grammatical features and pronunciation features, in French and in English. It's pretty much accurate, because I checked this out with some of my Québécois friends. This book is a *Must-Have*. :) Je recommande ce livre à ceux qui s'interessent à la culture québécoise et le joual. Il est divisé par beaucoup de catégories, incluant la nature, le sexe, les sports, etc. Au bout de ce livre, il y a un guide sur la grammaire et la prononciation, en français et en anglais également. La plupart des informations sont exactes, j'ai checke ça avec mes chums québécois :) C'est livre est un *Must have*, là. :)

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A worthwhile book to have if you like the French language, November 20, 1998

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This review is from: Ntc's Dictionary of Canadian French (Language - French) (Hardcover)

This book shows Canadian French words on a wide variety of topic areas along side those of words understood by European French speakers. It is definitely handy on a trip to Quebec and the Francophone regions of Ontario and New Brunswick. The Acadian French section was very well written and might even prove useful in Louisiana as well. The book is broken down into various topic areas, such as sports, politics, foods, etc which is quite helpful instead of a a random collection of words. When I lived in the states I frequently made trips to Quebec and was very glad to have this book with me on all my trips. What should really be added to future editions of this book is a small section on Western Canadian usage. In Manitoba some of the Quebecois words may not be understood by Franco-Manitobans.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Linguistic Treasure for Amateur Etymology, September 3, 2006

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Juliana L'Heureux "juliewriter" (Topsham Maine USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ntc's Dictionary of Canadian French (Language - French) (Hardcover)

Canadian French takes on and "tanks" years of cruel and unusual linguistic snobbery in this now classic explanation of anthropological etymology - a must read for all Franco-Americans. "Dictionary of Canadian French" exonerates everybody who suffered through the elite phrase of, "Oh, your French is not the 'real' French", just because the person speaking happens to be Canadian. In fact, Canadian French is good 'French', but the language evolved independently from the European ancestors' tongue. Moreover, in the dictionary section of this textbook, there are three columns of definitions and translations provided for every selected word - one is the English translation, the other two compare each word from the Canadian and the French expression. This book would do very well to be republished because it is now, unfortunately, out of print.