The article presents the results of a study of the intonation of interrogative utterances based on the material of standard French and the variant of French spoken in Quebec, Canada. The research study included a comparative analysis of the intonation characteristics of particular interrogative utterances and the study of the peculiarities of perception by native speakers of the standard and Quebec variants. The results obtained indicate a greater expressiveness of melodic characteristics in the speech of native speakers of Quebec French. At the same time, differences in the intonation of the studied interrogative utterances in the standard and Quebec versions were recorded. An extension of the range of changes in melodic characteristics in Quebec French has been established and additional evaluative values have been identified in the perception of these interrogative utterances by native speakers of standard French.