Sacres Across the Atlantic

A distinguishing feature of Quebec French is the varied set of swearwords inspired by Catholicism (les sacres) that are used in conversation. These terms are approached here from an interactionist viewpoint in order to be able to establish a comparison between their functions and those of Maltese swearwords in linguistic interaction.

Autorentext

Born in Malta in 1995, Ludwig Camilleri pursued his tertiary educationat the University of Malta within the Department of French. In 2016, heobtained a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) degree in French. In 2018, he successfully read for a Master of Arts degree summa cum laude in French. His dissertation applied the interactionist approach in linguistics to the study of vulgar language in Quebec French and Maltese. At the moment, he is a doctoral student within the same department.

Inhalt

Contents: Defining the Object of Study - Finding a Compromise between Generalization and Practicality - Corpus Analysis - An Extended Model of the Functions of Sacres and Their Substitutes - Enrichment of the Intercultural Approach to the Teaching of French as a Foreign Language - Glossary of Vulgar Terms.