Adjutor Rivard (22 January 1868 – 17 July 1945Claude Verreault.
Adjutor Rivard (1868-1945)
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, Canada. He studied at the

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and

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. He co-founded the

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(SPFC) and is recognized as one of the principal authors of the ''Glossaire du parler français au Canada'' published by the SPFC in 1930. With Mgr

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, he also co-founded the ''L'Action catholique'' review.

Writing career

Rivard was something of a traditionalist as can be seen in his somewhat syrupy description of country life as portrayed in ''Chez Nous''.

Works

*
L'art de dire: traité de lecture et de récitation
', 1898 * ''Manuel de la parole'', 1901 *
Bibliographie du parler français au Canada: catalogue analytique des ouvrages traitant de la langue française au Canada
' (with James Geddes) *
Chez nous
', 1914 (Translation by William Hume Blake, 1861-1924) *
Études sur les parlers de France au Canada
', 1914 *
Chez nos gens
', 1918, (

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) *
De la liberté de la presse
', 1923 *

', 1930

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rivard, Adjutor 1868 births 1945 deaths Judges in Quebec Lawyers in Quebec Linguists from Canada Université Laval alumni Writers from Quebec

Writing career

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