DCHP-2

French French French-French, "French" French DCHP-2 (October 2016)

• 1 † adj.

  of or relating to the people of France.

  The term French French, or "the French French", is used to describe people who live in France (see the 2006 quotation) or who were born in France (see the 1943 quotation). It is most commonly used to distinguish between Canadians of French ancestry and French people in France (see the 2001 and 1980 quotations).
  See also COD-2, s.v. "French French", which is marked "Cdn".

• 2 n. — French relations

  the French language of France; a variety of French that is not Canadian.

  Type: 1. Origin — The term French French refers to the variety of French spoken in France (see the 1978 quotation), sometimes specifically in Paris (see the 1965 quotation). It is usually presented as a form of French that is not spoken in Canada. In the Canadian context the term is used most frequently in contrast with Quebec French, the variety of French that has increasingly been used to mark Quebec's cultural distinctiveness since the 1960s. Since French French is the prestige variety, other varieties such as Quebec French often need to overcome stigmatization. Therefore the term appears to have two purposes - the first, to clarify which variety of French is being discussed and the second, to assess Canadian French in terms of its perceived value.
  See also COD-2, s.v. "French French", which is marked "Cdn".