In the second episode of Le Québec parle aux Français, we learn more about the complex relationship between the French and the Quebecois throughout history. We also learn about the evolution of the French language in Quebec—according to a former Prime Minister of Quebec, the province even "spoke French before France"!
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Caption 13 [fr]: Y a rien d'impossible ici. Même... même si effectivement c'est pas pour toutle monde, Caption 13 [en]: Nothing is impossible here. Even... even if effectively it's not for everyone,
The situation of the French language in Quebec is controversial and complex. Montreal was an English-speaking city until 1920, and it wasn't until the passage of Law 101 in 1977 that French became the official language of Quebec. According to some of the interviewees in this video, Québécois French is in a precarious position once again, with municipal signage and corporate names in Montreal reverting to English, as well as shopkeepers who refuse to speak French.
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Caption 52 [fr]: Elle est devenue française à compter de dix-neuf cent vingt. C'est tout récent! Caption 52 [en]: It became French beginning in nineteen twenty. That's quite recent!
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