Quebec French
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As a result, Quebec French began to borrow from both Canadian and American English to fill accidental gaps in the lexical fields of government, law, manufacturing, business and trade.
However, besides such impressionistic data, basilectal Quebec French dialects can be scientifically divided into two main categories and five subcategories as follows.
However, slang and other basilectal varieties of Quebec French are still very present in Quebec culture.
Lexis main Distinctive features While the overwhelming majority of lexical items in Quebec French exist in other dialects of French, many words and expressions are unique to Quebec, much like some are specific to American and British varieties of English.
Note that in informal Quebec French, (s')asseoir is often said as (s')assire.
Over time, European French has exerted a strong influence on Quebec French.