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The French Language: Monocentric or Pluricentric? Standard Language Ideology and Attitudes towards the French Language in Twentieth-Century Language Columns in Quebec
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Walsh, Olivia – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2021
Quebec has a tradition of language columns, articles discussing questions related to the French language produced by a single author and published regularly in the periodical press. This study examines the content and discourse of a sample of these language columns produced by six authors in Quebec during the twentieth century to explore possible…
Descriptors: French, Language Attitudes, Language Variation, Standard Spoken Usage
New Configurations: The Balance of British and American English Features in Australian and Canadian English.
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Peters, Pam; Fee, Margery – Australian Journal of Linguistics, 1989
Discusses the relationship of Canadian and Australian English to that of British and American English. Variation and similarities in spelling, punctuation, pronuciation, and vocabulary are discussed. (Contains 19 references.) (JL)
Descriptors: English, Foreign Countries, Language Variation, Pronunciation
Canada and France: Main Trends in the Sociolinguistics of French.
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Douaud, P. – Anthropological Linguistics, 1979
Contrasts the situation of the French language and of sociolinguistic research in France and in Canada. (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Ethnography, French, Language Research
La conception de l'anglicisme dans les sources metalinguistiques quebecoises de 1800 a 1930 (The Concept of Anglicism in Quebec Metalinguistic Sources from 1800 to 1930). Publication B-205.
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Lamontagne, Linda – 1996
The report, entirely in French, details a study of the concepts of "anglicism" drawn from a wide sample of French Canadian metalinguistic material published between 1800 and 1930. The study analyzed the use of the term "anglicism" and various associated concepts, identified the principal trends in the way anglicisms were…
Descriptors: Diachronic Linguistics, English, Foreign Countries, French
Defending the French Language in Quebec: Legislation, and Technological and Administrative Infrastructure.
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Slone, Tod G. – Contemporary French Civilization, 1993
The second part of a study on the defense of the French language (see Part I in the Winter 1992 issue) presents historical overview of the Quebec government effort of renewing, normalizing, and promoting the French language in that province. The controversial aspects and effects of Law 101 are examined. (43 references) (LET)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Educational Policy, Foreign Countries, French