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Implications of Mougeon et al.’s study for future research on Canadian French

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 April 2016

TERRY NADASDI*
Affiliation:
University of Alberta
*
Address for correspondence: Department of Linguistics, University of Alberta, 2–40 Assiniboia Hall, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaT6G 2E7, Canada e-mail: terry.nadasdi@ualberta.ca

Extract

The purpose of this article is to consider the main contributions of Mougeon et al.’s study and to examine the implications of their findings for future research on Canadian French. We first give a brief overview of results obtained, then present a critical analysis of their findings. In our comments, we consider alternative methodological approaches with a view to reflect on how such alternatives would enhance Mougeon et al.’s results and those of future research.

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