Language, Citizenship and Identity in Quebec

✍ Scribed by Leigh Oakes, Jane Warren (auth.)

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Leaves: 270
Series: Language and Globalization
Edition: 1
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

Globalization is calling for new conceptualizations of belonging within culturally diverse communities. Quebec, driven by the pressures of maintaining Francophone identity and accommodating migrant groups, provides a fascinating case study of how to foster a sense of belonging.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-21
Front Matter....Pages 23-23
From French Canadian to Quebecer....Pages 25-43
Redefining the Quebec Nation....Pages 44-61
Quebec in a Globalising World....Pages 62-80
Front Matter....Pages 81-81
French: A Language for All Quebecers....Pages 83-105
Whose French? Language Attitudes, Linguistic Insecurity and Standardisation....Pages 106-127
Front Matter....Pages 129-129
Language, Immigration and Belonging....Pages 131-149
Transformations of Anglophone Quebec....Pages 150-171
Linguistic Rights for Aboriginal Nations....Pages 172-193
Conclusion....Pages 194-198
Back Matter....Pages 199-260

✦ Subjects

Applied Linguistics; Sociolinguistics; Comparative Linguistics; Language and Literature; Communication Studies

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