GALA FORCES AVENIR
2000
AVENIR 2000
Arts, literature and culture
Le Sel des Mots
Arts, literature and culture
Le Sel des Mots
In the Magdalen Islands, words and expressions have special meaning indigenous to the local population. Unfortunately, the older islanders familiar with the expressions and their use are slowly departing this world, taking their vocabulary with them. Sébastien Cyr, a student at the Université du Québec in Rimouski and a native islander, has shouldered the task of preserving this linguistic heritage. In the beginning, Sébastien photocopied, cut out and glued the efforts of his research on pages of scrapbooks. Later, he transferred his work to a computer-based support system. Then, a writer encouraged Cyr to publish a glossary. The first run of 1000 copies was reedited the following year and now features 1,200 definitions. The Le Sel des Mots is now considered a classic of Magdelen literature.
Le Sel des Mots
Arts, literature and culture
Le Sel des Mots
Le Sel des Mots