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AP U.2 Vocab 1 Pt. 2
The Influence of Language and Culture on Identity (Thematic Vocab #1)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| la langue | language (French, Spanish, etc.) |
| l’argot (m) | slang |
| bilingue | bilingual |
| le dialecte | dialect |
| francophone | French-speaking |
| le gros mot | obscenity |
| le langage | language; way of speaking |
| le langage familier | informal language |
| le langage soutenu | formal language |
| la langue natale | native language |
| la langue officielle | official language |
| le locuteur/la locutrice | speaker |
| monolingue | monolingual |
| promouvoir | to promote |
| le verlan | special form of slang (l’envers = verlan) |
| l’identité (f) | identity |
| la Francophonie | French-speaking world |
| le Maghreb | Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia |
| maghrébin | from Maghreb |
| les papiers d’identité (m) | personal documents (ID) |
| le permis de conduire | driver’s license |
| le québécois | from Quebec; language of Quebec |
| la signature | signature |
| le pluriculturalisme | multiculturalism |
| opprimer | to oppress |
| la xénophobie | xenophobia, fear of foreigners |
| le nationalisme | nationalism |
| l’abus de pouvoir (m) | an abuse of power |
| approuver une loi | to pass a law |
| le citoyen / la citoyenne | citizen |
| la citoyenneté | citizenship |
| le commissariat de police | a police station |
| la communauté | community |
| le discours | speech |
| les droits (m) | rights |
| la société | society |
| le tricolore | the French flag |