Living in Ontario French

Abstract This article presents a variationist analysis of verbs meaning “reside” in Ontario French. Four lexical variants are examined: demeurer, habiter, rester and vivre. Results reveal that rester is used most often by unrestricted speakers and least often by those whose use of French is restr...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Terry Nadasdi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Carleton University 2005-12-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Applied Linguistics
Online Access:https://journals.lib.unb.ca/index.php/CJAL/article/view/19774