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WH-Words, WH-Questions and Relative Clauses in Prince Edward Island Acadian French

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 June 2016

Ruth King
Ruth King*
Affiliation:
York University
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This article is concerned with WH-words and WH-constructions in Prince Edward Island Acadian French (PEIAF). The principal data come from the French variety spoken in the small community of Abram-Village in the Evangeline region located in the northwest of the island. French is a minority language in Prince Edward Island, spoken as a first language by less than 6% of the population according to the 1986 census. The number of French speakers has declined sharply over the last several decades but in the Evangeline region the francophone population is stable and French enjoys both institutional support and considerable language loyalty. The majority of Abram-Village residents, educated in French-medium schools, are fluently bilingual in French and English.

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Research Article
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Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique , Volume 36 , Issue 1 , March 1991 , pp. 65 - 85
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Copyright © Canadian Linguistic Association 1991

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