The politics of language loss

A Francophone case from Western Canada

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ID11487655
AutoresWilfrid B Denis (University of Saskatchewan, autor correspondente), Peter S Li (University of Saskatchewan)
Ano1988
Volume3
Fascículo4
Páginas351-370
Data de publicação1988-10-01
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessNão
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoJournal of Education Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0268-0939 • E-ISSN: 1464-5106
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/0268093880030405
OpenAlexW2049051654
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas2
Referências citadas26

Language loss among minorities is often seen as identity change in the process of assimilation, or minority accommodation in the context of majority settings. This paper examines the political aspect of language loss among Francophones in Saskatchewan between 1875 and 1983. The historical evidence indicates that the Francophones were unable to maintain their language largely as a result of Anglophones successfully passing laws restricting French in schools since 1892. Only in the 1960s did the Francophones begin to regain some language rights. The inability of Francophones to lobby against the English legislators is attributed largely to the absence of Francophone constituencies, which deprived them of a political base to launch effective protests. The changes since the '60s are influenced in part by greater acceptance of the French language, and in part by increased militancy of Francophones as they resort to more radical means to pressure their demands

Accommodation · Context (archaeology · French · Identity (music · Language politics · Linguistics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Canadian Policy and Governance · Gender Studies · History · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Psychology

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