Varieties of French

Varieties of the French language are spoken in France and around the world. The Francophones of France generally use Metropolitan French^{[citation needed]} (spoken in Paris and considered standard) although some also use regional dialects or varieties such as Meridional French. In Europe outside France there are Belgian French, Swiss French, and in Italy Aostan French. In Canada, French is an official language along with English; the two main dialects of French in Canada are Canadian French and Acadian French. Standard French (e.g. used by Anglophones speaking French or by Francophones in Canada using a different dialect) is also commonly grouped as Canadian French. In Lebanon, French was an official language until 1941 and the main dialect spoken there is Lebanese French or Levantine French. Levantine French was also spoken by Sephardic Jews in Salonica, Istanbul and Smyrna, by Armenians and Greek bourgeois in the urban centres of Asia Minor, by Syrian Catholics and Melkites in Aleppo and Beirut.^[1]

Note that the discussion here refers to varieties of the French language, not to the Romance sister languages (sometimes considered dialects) of French spoken in France (e.g. Picard, Limousin, Gascon, etc.; for these languages see: Langues d'oïl, Francoprovençal, Occitan and languages of France). See also French-based creole languages, which are also considered separate languages.

^ Aslanov, Cyril (2018). "The Historical Formation of a Macro-ecology: The Case of the Levant". Linguistic Ecology and Language Contact. pp. 131–146. doi:10.1017/9781139649568.006. ISBN 978-1-139-64956-8. S2CID 150123855.

[1] Aslanov, Cyril (2018). "The Historical Formation of a Macro-ecology: The Case of the Levant". Linguistic Ecology and Language Contact. pp. 131–146. doi:10.1017/9781139649568.006. ISBN 978-1-139-64956-8. S2CID 150123855.

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