Minority enclave and majority language: The case of a French town in Western Canada
Year:
1983
Author :
Volume and number:
, 15
Collection:
, 1
Journal:
, Canadian Ethnic Studies / Études Ethniques au Canada
Pages :
, 18-32
Abstract
Reports the use of English among francophones in a French community of western Canada, and attempts to explain the structural factors which account for language shifts. The findings indicate that the French enclave provides little support for French, and that language shift is explained by greater exposure to risks, as measured by exogamy, social class, French schooling, and age. The study also shows that linguistic shift at home is a good predictor of the level of English usage outside the home.
Theme :
CanadaOfficial Language CommunitiesExogamyLinguistic minorities
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