American French

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American French (French: le français d'Amérique) is a collective term used for the varieties of the French language that are spoken in North America,^{[citation needed]} which include:

• Canadian French
  • Quebec French
    • Joual
  • Ontario French
  • Métis French
  • Acadian French
    • Chiac
    • St. Marys Bay French
  • Brayon
  • Newfoundland French
• in the United States:
  • Frenchville French
  • Louisiana French
  • Missouri French
  • Muskrat French
  • New England French (a variety of Canadian French spoken in New England)
• Haitian French
• Saint-Barthélemy French
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon French

See also

• Americans in France
• Francophonie
• French-based creole languages
  • French Guianese Creole
  • Haitian Creole
  • Karipúna French Creole
  • Louisiana Creole
  • Michif
• French America
• French Americans
• French language in Canada
• French language in the United States
  • French language in Minnesota
• Varieties of French

Bibliography

• Robert Fournier & Henri Wittmann, éd., Le français des Amériques, Presses Universitaires de Trois-Rivières, 1995 ISBN 2-9802307-2-3.
• Patrice Brasseur, éd., Français d'Amérique: variation, créolisation, normalisation, Centre d'Études canadiennes, Université d'Avignon, 1998 ISBN 2-9511963-0-X.
• Henri Wittmann, «Le français populaire de Paris dans le français des Amériques», Proceedings of the International Congress of Linguists 16.0416 (Paris, 20-25 juillet 1997), Oxford, Pergamon (CD edition).
• Hubert Mansion, 101 mots à sauver du français d'Amérique, Michel Brulé, 2008 ISBN 978-2-89485-403-7.

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