Newfoundland French

The Newfoundland French is a variety of the French language, it is spoken in Newfoundland. The Newfoundland French is markedly different from the other French-Canadian dialects, particularly the Quebec French and Acadian French said. Since it is threatened with extinction, efforts are being made to reintroduce it as a language of instruction. The Newfoundland French is now spoken by only a few elderly Newfoundland Francophones. The number of French-born Newfoundlander total is estimated at 15,000, which is about 3 percent of the island population. Francophone communities are mainly found on the peninsula of Port-au- Port, notably in L' Anse -à- Canards, La Grand'Terre and Cap Saint -Georges. The most widespread in Newfoundland is the Acadian French. In the schools, the French-Canadian standard French is taught.

System linguistic and typological aspects

Influences

• Acadian French
• Northern French dialects ( Breton, Norman ), Basque
• Laurentidisches French ( esp. in the media )

Regional variations on the islands

The vocabulary of the language of the fishermen will go into normal usage. Less strong deviations from the standard French as Quebec and Acadia.

Phonetics

• Opening of the vowels:

• Diphthongization:

• Reduction of consonant clusters in final position:

• Palatalization of [k ] and [ g]
• Grapheme - oi is pronounced [ wa ], [ we ] or [ wɛ ]:

• Auslautendes [t ] is pronounced more often than in standard French:

Morpho - syntax

• Verbal ending of the third person plural in - ont [ ɔ ]:

• Participe passé the verbs in -ir has the ending- i:

• Analogical conjugations:

• No irregular plurals:

• Nouns that begin with a vowel are feminine:

• Double negation:

• Relative pronoun:

• In the plural there is no difference between male and female:

• Verbs:

Lexis

• English calques:

• Anglicisms:

• Marine vocabulary, vocabulary of sailors and fishermen:

• Archaisms - French 17th century: