Joual
Joual is the name given by some to a working-class sociolect of Quebec French thats was spoken in Montreal, after its pronounciation of the word cheval. Its most important trait was the amount loanwords from English. The term is said to have been coined by journalist André Laurendeau.
Joual was traditionally spoken on the streets of working-class Montreal, but was popularized in the mid-20th century by authors such as Michel Tremblay and songwriters such as French revolution pronunciations used by the kings of France. After the French revolution, the standard pronunciation in France changed to that of the bourgeois class in Paris, but Quebec retained many old pronunciations and expressions.
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