Chiac French

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Chiac French is a mixed Acadian French dialect heavily influenced by English and regional slang, primarily spoken in southeastern New Brunswick, Canada.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Acadian French variety
French dialect
mixed language variety
closelyRelatedTo Acadian French of New Brunswick NERFINISHED
derivedFrom Acadian French NERFINISHED
differsFrom Quebec French NERFINISHED
Standard French NERFINISHED
hasCulturalRole expression of local Acadian culture in southeastern New Brunswick
hasLinguisticFeature English-origin verbs with French morphology
code-switching within sentences
heavy lexical borrowing from English
non-standard French syntax influenced by English
regional Acadian phonology
hasRegister informal speech
influencedBy Acadian French NERFINISHED
English NERFINISHED
regional slang
languageFamily Romance languages
perceivedAs marker of Acadian youth identity
non-standard French
region Dieppe, New Brunswick NERFINISHED
Greater Moncton area NERFINISHED
Moncton, New Brunswick NERFINISHED
Shediac, New Brunswick NERFINISHED
spokenIn Canada
southeastern New Brunswick
status primarily spoken variety
subjectOf debates about language purity in Acadian communities
sociolinguistic studies on language contact
usedBy Acadian communities in southeastern New Brunswick
usedIn informal media and social networks among Acadians in New Brunswick
local music in southeastern New Brunswick
usesCodeSwitchingWith English NERFINISHED
writingSystem Latin alphabet
surface form: Latin script

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Chiac hasAlternativeName Chiac French