What French-speaking areas are there in Canada?

French-speaking Canada includes Quebec and Newfoundland.

Quebec 1

Quebec French is one of the most widely used French dialects in Canada. Quebec French originated from Paris French in 17 and 18 centuries, and was also influenced by some regional dialects in early modern French and Oyi brought by French colonists, which had a deeper influence on Acadian French. Quebec is far away from France, and its historical experience and political, economic and cultural environment are different from France. There are some differences between Quebec French and native French, mainly in pronunciation, intonation and vocabulary. The most obvious difference between Quebec French and native French lies in pronunciation and intonation. Foreigners who use French are not used to the French spoken by the locals when they first arrive in Quebec, especially the intonation.

2. Newfoundland

From17th century to18th century, Newfoundland was once a French colony, and the islanders communicated in Newfoundland French. Newfoundland became a part of Canada in 1949, and since then, the French space on the island has been reduced. Newfoundland French is very different from the other two Canadian French mentioned above. At present, only a few elderly people in Newfoundland can speak this dialect, so Newfoundland French has become one of the endangered languages. At present, the French-speaking population on the island is dominated by Quebec French or Acadian French.

Canadian French, also known as Rual, according to the census of Canada 200 1, about 6.7 million Canadians speak Canadian French as their mother tongue, accounting for 23% of the national population.

French has a special place in Canada. The Quebec provincial government encourages new immigrants to learn French, supports French learning and cultivates French culture. There are three main French dialects used by Canadians, which are collectively called Canadian French. Due to geographical estrangement, political estrangement between France and Canada, British occupation and the evolution of languages for centuries, French in Canada is quite different from French in Europe.