Lexicographical Issues in Quebec French Dictionaries

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[...] The objective is to verify that you have a good understanding of the concepts being studied as well as the required readings. In your responses, insert quotes from the required readings, attributing them correctly. In her text, Nadine Vincent highlights various lexicographical problems in the Multidictionary and in the dictionary Antidote. Among these, it mentions the indication of pronunciation in the Multidictionary. Nadine Vincent cites: « As for the Multidictionary, it is not possible to predict,? (Vincent, N p. 181) Indeed, it is impossible to consider indicating the pronunciation. [...]

[...] Antidote mentions the different feminine titles of « professor depending on the countries (Belgium, France, Switzerland and of course Quebec). This is not the case for « lawyer don't the feminization is not complex. It does not therefore require differentiation according to the different countries. (Vincent, N p. 177) The feminization of titles is present in the Multidictionary, also in a non-systematic and just limited to the Quebec norm. (Vincent, N p. 206) One can also illustrate this problem with « author. The different feminine titles are mentioned in Antidote1 and just cited in the Multidictionary2. [...]

[...] 181) One can also take as an example the sound « in « of the word « importance « here is more nasal in Quebec. In the Multidictionary (digital version), we do not refer to it since the pronunciation is not indicated. Nadine Vincent also addresses the feminization of titles, of which Quebec is a precursor. (Vincent, N p. 176) She cites: « ?, but this position is not systematic and it can vary depending on the treated elements without the user being informed of the criteria? (Vincent, N p. [...]