Jean-Denis Gendron
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Jean-Denis Gendron | |
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| Born | 1 January 1925 Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Quebec, Canada |
| Died | 16 February 2025 (aged 100) |
| Education | Université Laval University of Paris University of Strasbourg |
| Occupation(s) | Linguist, academic |
Jean-Denis Gendron (1 January 1925 – 16 February 2025) was a Canadian linguist and academic.[1]
A graduate of the Université Laval and a doctor of letters of the University of Strasbourg, he was President of the Commission of Inquiry on the Situation of the French Language and Linguistic Rights in Quebec.[2]
Gendron died on 16 February 2025, at the age of 100.[1]
Honors
[edit]- Member of the Conseil international de la langue française
- Member of the Royal Society of Canada
- Member of the Order of North American Francophones
- Officer of the Ordre des Palmes académiques
- Officer of the National Order of Quebec
- Prix Acfas Marcel-Vincent[3]
Publications
[edit]- D'où vient l'accent des Québécois ? Et celui des Parisiens ? (2007)
- La modernisation de l'accent québécois (2014)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Montpetit, Caroline (19 February 2025). "Décès de Jean-Denis Gendron, qui a présidé une commission d'enquête sur le français". Le Devoir (in French). Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Présentation des conclusions du rapport de la Commission Gendron". Bilan Québec (in French).
- ^ "Prix Acfas Thérèse Gouin-Décarie". Association francophone pour le savoir (in French).
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