Download or read book Maintenance and Loss of Minority Languages written by Willem Fase and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The papers in this volume describe a wide variety of language contact settings in which one or more languages are in a process of shift. In the first part of the book theoretical perspectives are presented, followed by linguistic, sociological and descriptive studies of languages and countries that have attracted the interest of researchers before, as well as less well known examples. Data are presented from: the Philippines, Korea, Japan, Israel, The Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Sweden, Spain, Denmark, Morocco, Finland, Malaysia, Germany, USA, Ireland, India, Tanzania and Australia.

Download or read book Conflict and Language Planning in Quebec written by Richard Y. Bourhis and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 1984 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a coherent picture of Quebec's efforts to make French the only official language of Quebec society. This book provides many answers as to why Bill 101 was implemented by the Quebec Government but it raises numerous questions when it comes time to evaluate the impact of the Charter on different sectors of Quebec society.

Download or read book Community Besieged written by Garth Stevenson and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1999 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stevenson examines how these changes altered anglophone relations with the major political parties, as well as the role of newer entities such as Alliance Quebec and the Equality Party. He concludes with a look at the future for anglophones in Quebec.

Download or read book Can Threatened Languages be Saved written by Joshua A. Fishman and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defenders of threatened languages all over the world, from advocates of biodiversity to dedicated defenders of their own cultural authenticity, are often humbled by the dimensity of the task that they are faced with when the weak and the few seek to find a safe-harbour against the ravages of the strong and the many. This book provides both practical case studies and theoretical directions from all five continents and advances thereby the collective pursuit of "reversing language shift" for the greater benefit of cultural democracy everywhere.

Download or read book Languages in Competition written by Ronald Wardhaugh and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1987 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studie over de factoren die meespelen bij de verspreiding van een taal en de conflicten die ontstaan tussen wereldwijd belangrijke talen, met als voorbeeld de Engelse en de Franse taal

Download or read book Language and Ethnic Relations written by Howard Giles and published by Pergamon. This book was released on 1979 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Language and Social Psychology written by Howard Giles and published by Baltimore : University Park Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Intergroup Behaviour written by John C. Turner and published by Wiley-Blackwell. This book was released on 1981 with total page 277 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Ethnicity and Culture in Canada written by John W. Berry and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Ethnicity, write J.W. Berry and J.A. Laponce in their introduction to this volume, is likely to be to the twenty-first century what class was to the twentieth; that is, a major source of tension and political conflict. However, ethnicity is also increasingly likely to be a source of inspiration and diversification within society." "Because of the rapidly developing importance of ethnicity and culture in Canada, the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council and the Ministry of Multiculturalism and Citizenship undertook in 1991 a project to review research on the subject. This volume, in nineteen chapters, is the record of the findings. Papers cover such topics as demography, political philosophy, history, anthropology, sociology, media studies, literature, language learning, education, and ethnic and multicultural attitudes." "Looking back to the Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism, mandated in 1963, the editors point out that the terminology has changed radically, and that the evolution from biculturalism to multiculturalism has clarified not only the political agenda but the research agenda as well. An insistent theme recurs throughout this volume: multiculturalism is taken increasingly as being a characteristic of Canadian society as a whole, rather than a concept focused exclusively on new Canadians." "While the Canadian population has always been ethnically diverse, only recently has the diversity been systematically analysed. Ethnic and multicultural studies are remarkably well developed in Canada, the editors conclude. However, they point out one shortcoming more apparent in some fields than others: we often know quite well how the dominant group views a minority, but we often lack knowledge of the reverse attitudes and opinions. Berry and Laponce recommend that we replace one-way mirrors with windows, preferably open windows."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Download or read book Language and Social Knowledge written by Charles R. Berger and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 151 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Demolinguistic Situation in Canada written by Réjean Lachapelle and published by Institute for Research on Public Policy = Institut de recherches politiques. This book was released on 1982 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Demolinguistic Profiles of Minority Official language Communities written by Louise M. Dallaire and published by . This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Demolinguistic Profiles of Minority Official Language Communities written by Louise M. Dallaire and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Demolinguistic Profiles of Minority Official language Communities written by Louise M. Dallaire and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Heritage Languages written by Jim Cummins and published by James Lorimer & Company. This book was released on 1990-01-01 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book the authors decry the creation of a version of Canadian identity that actively discourages the cultivation of many of its citizens' languages. If multilingualism is regarded as a valuable asset both for the individual and for society, then why do so many Canadians vehemently oppose the teaching of heritage languages? Why do many parents who demand that their children be given the opportunity to become bilingual in French and English protest angrily at the fact that their tax dollars are being used to teach the languages of immigrant children? Why is it appropriate to promote multilingualism in private schools but not in the public school system? Is multilingualism good for the rich but bad for the poor? Heritage Languages examines the difficulties experienced integrating heritage languages into official curricula, and the successful efforts to teach Ukrainian, Italian, Hebrew, ASL, Portuguese and Punjabi in Canadian classrooms. An Our Schools/Our Selves book.

Download or read book Canada s Linguistic Duality written by Canada and published by Gouvernement du Canada. This book was released on 2005 with total page 64 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ce rapport présente un cadre horizontal de gestion et de responsabilisation axé sur les résultats (le CHGRR) pour le Programme des langues officielles du gouvernement du Canada. Il explique la raison d'être du CHGRR, la portée du Programme, les contributions et la responsabilité des partenaires. Le rapport illustre les liens entre les activités, les intrants et les extrants des institutions fédérales, et les résultats désirés du Programme. Il propose également des mesures de rendement ainsi que des mécanismes de collecte de données, de reddition des comptes et d'évaluation, et décrit la mise en œuvre du CHGRR. (PSD).

Download or read book Demolinguistic Profiles of Minority Official language Communities Demolinguistic Profile Manitoba written by Louise M. Dallaire and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 67 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: