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will continue to use the term “ Métchif ” to refer to French Cree . As for the linguistic milieux of Métchif , it appears that Métchif arose in communities where both a rural variety of French and Plains a Cree were spoken .
will continue to use the term “ Métchif ” to refer to French Cree . As for the linguistic milieux of Métchif , it appears that Métchif arose in communities where both a rural variety of French and Plains a Cree were spoken .
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The basic questions are : what kind of language is Métchif , and what is the contribution to Métchif from its source languages ? It has been variously asserted that Métchif is a creole ( Hancock 1977 : 379 ) , a dialect of Cree with ...
The basic questions are : what kind of language is Métchif , and what is the contribution to Métchif from its source languages ? It has been variously asserted that Métchif is a creole ( Hancock 1977 : 379 ) , a dialect of Cree with ...
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First , the phonetic ranges of Métchif reduced vowel phonemes is very large with a lot of overlapping . This is represented schematically in ( 4 ) . ( 4 ) Phonetic ranges of reduced vowels u i ] a a ] mesure Secondly , there is a ...
First , the phonetic ranges of Métchif reduced vowel phonemes is very large with a lot of overlapping . This is represented schematically in ( 4 ) . ( 4 ) Phonetic ranges of reduced vowels u i ] a a ] mesure Secondly , there is a ...
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Roger Spielmann and Bertha Chief | 313 |
John A Strong | 327 |
MarcAdélard Tremblay and Josée Thivierge | 343 |
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