The Linguistic Continuity of Ontario's Minority Francophone Population

Examining the Relationship between Culture and Linguistic Practices

Bibliographic Data

ID12925604
AuthorsJean‐françois Nault (University of Toronto, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume56
Issue4
Pages472-498
Publication date2019-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Review of Sociology/Revue canadienne de sociologie (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1755-6171 • E-ISSN: 1755-618X
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1111/cars.12261
PMID31692254
OpenAlexW2982908987
LanguageEN
References cited47

Despite decades of policy aimed at the maintenance of Francophone communities in Ontario, the proportion of individuals with French as a mother tongue or who speak French most often at home has steadily declined. Research on language retention has highlighted the importance of sociodemographic and structural factors in understanding minority language practices. However, given the relationship between culture and action, this paper examines how cultural factors contribute to Franco-Ontarians' linguistic practices. Results indicate that beyond couple composition and the concentration of minority-language speakers, cultural factors including identity, cultural consumption, and values play an instrumental role in Franco-Ontarians' linguistic continuity. The importance of considering linguistic continuity as part of a "package" of cultural practices is discussed

Art · Ethnology · First language · French · Humanities · Linguistics · Minority language · Sociology · Canadian Identity and History · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy

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