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Dialects and History Orthography Reforms Use of the circumflex Phonology Liaison Elision Grammar Verbs Conjugation Verb morphology Articles and determiners Adverbs Pronouns Personal Pronouns

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Dialects of the French language are spoken in France and around the world. The francophones of France generally use Metropolitan French although some also use regional dialects or varieties such as Meridional French. In Europe outside of France there are Belgian French, Swiss French, and in Italy Aostan French. In Canada, French is an official language along with English; the two main dialects of French in Canada are Quebec French and Acadian French. French is a Romance language (meaning that it is descended from Latin) that evolved out of the Gallo-Romance dialects spoken in Northern France. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... The orthography of French was already more or less fixed, and from a phonological point of view outdated, when its lexicography developed in the late 17th century and the Académie française was mandated to establish an official prescriptive norm. ... The circumflex (^) is one of the five diacritics used in the French language. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... In French, elision (from elide, to leave out or omit) refers to the practise of combining two logically separate words into one for the convenience of pronunication in live conversation. ... French has a grammar similar to that of the other Romance languages. ... French verbs are a complex area of French grammar, with a conjugation scheme that allows for three finite moods (with anywhere from one to five synthetic tenses), three non-finite moods, three voices, and two aspects. ... Main article: French verbs French verbs are divided into three conjugations (conjugaisons) by the ending of their infinitives: -er verbs, -ir verbs, and -re verbs. ... In French, a verb is inflected to reflect its mood and tense, as well as to agree with its subject in person and number. ... In French, articles and determiners are required on almost every common noun; much more so than in English. ... French adverbs, like their English counterparts, are used to modify adjectives, other adverbs, and verbs or clauses. ... French pronouns are inflected to indicate their role in the sentence (subject, direct object, and so on), as well as to reflect the person, gender, and number of their referrents. ... Personal pronouns in French: The French possessive pronouns (mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses, notre, notre, nos, votre, votre, vos, leur, leur, leurs) are technically adjectives because they decline into masculine, feminine and plural forms and further agree with their heads (not their antecedents). ... A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ... Look up Francophone in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Metropolitan France (French: France métropolitaine, or just la Métropole) is the part of France in Europe, including Corsica, as opposed to the overseas departments and overseas territories, which, while integral parts of the French Republic, are regarded as Overseas France (la France doutre-mer, or more colloquially... A variety of a language is a form that differs from other forms of the language systematically and coherently. ... Meridional French (French: Français Méridional) is a regional variant of the French language. ... Belgian French is primarily spoken in the French Community of Belgium, highlighted in red. ... Swiss French (Suisse romand in French) is the name used for the different dialects of French spoken in the Francophone part of Switzerland known as Romandy. ... Aostan French (French: français dAoste) is the dialect of French spoken in the Aosta region of Italy, where there is a significant French population. ... An official language is a language that is given a privileged legal status in a state, or other legally-defined territory. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ...

List of dialects

• Acadian French
• African French
• Aostan French
• Belgian French
• Cajun French
• Canadian French
• Cambodian French
• Gaspé French
• Indian French
• Jersey Legal French
• Lao French
• Maghreb French
• Metropolitan French
• Meridional French
• Newfoundland French
• Quebec French
• South East Asian French
• Swiss French

Note: This page or section contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... French in Africa is present and spoken by many people. ... Aostan French (French: français dAoste) is the dialect of French spoken in the Aosta region of Italy, where there is a significant French population. ... Belgian French is primarily spoken in the French Community of Belgium, highlighted in red. ... Cajun French is a variety or dialect of the French language spoken primarily in the U.S. state of Louisiana, particularly in Lafayette Parish, Evangeline Parish, St. ... Canadian French is the common term for naming the regional dialects or varieties of French found in Canada. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This official stone which marks the inauguration of a municipal office in 1999 bears the names of the Connétable and the Procureurs du Bien Public of Saint Helier. ... Lao French is a dialect of the French language spoken in Laos. ... Maghreb French is the French accent used by people who reside in Morocco. ... French is a Romance language spoken originally in France, Belgium, and Switzerland, and today by about 130 million people around the world as a mother tongue or fluent second language, with significant populations in 54 countries. ... Meridional French (French: Français Méridional) is a regional variant of the French language. ... Newfoundland French is a dialect of French that was once spoken by settlers in the French colony of Newfoundland. ... Note: This page contains IPA phonetic symbols in Unicode. ... South East Asian French can refer to any number of French Dialects spoken in the region known as Southeast Asia, especially the areas that were once part of French Indochina. ... Swiss French (Suisse romand in French) is the name used for the different dialects of French spoken in the Francophone part of Switzerland known as Romandy. ...

See also

• Dialect
• French-based creole languages
• Languages of France
• La Francophonie
• Law French

A dialect (from the Greek word διάλεκτος, dialektos) is a variety of a language used by people from a particular geographic area. ... A French creole, more properly French-based creole language, is a creole language with substantial influence from the French language. ... There are a number of languages of France. ... La Francophonie (formally lOrganisation internationale de la Francophonie), a French language term coined in 1880 by French geographer Onésime Reclus, brother of Elisée Reclus, to designate the community of people and countries using French, is an international organisation of and governments. ... Law French is an archaic language based on Norman and Anglo-Norman. ...

External link

• linguasphere on Romance languages