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Language Treatment and Language Planning in Canada. Part 2: The Provinces. Language Planning Newsletter, Vol. 3, No. 4.
McConnell, Grant
As stated in Part 1 of this discussion, Canada is a hybrid, making use of both the macro, or policy, model and the micro, or cultivation, model of language treatment. Some concrete measures are taking place in language status and corpus planning on the inter-federal-provincial level and the provincial level, particularly in Quebec. One such measure is the creation of the Language Programs Branch of the Secretary of State, whose function it is to promote the acquisition and use of French and English. This policy, however, has failed to strengthen French-speaking minority groups. The Quebec government's measures include the passing of Bill 63, promulgating the equality of English and French, Bill 22, declaring French the official language of Quebec, and, in 1977, Bill 101, which attempted to further reduce the use of English in Quebec. Language corpus planning, unlike status planning, is in the implementation stage in Quebec. But it must be concluded that the different language policies have not been carried out in a rigorous manner, and that the language planning conflict is yet to be resolved. (AM)
Descriptors: Bilingualism, English, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs, French, Language Planning, Language Standardization, Language Styles, Language Usage, Language Variation, Literacy, Minority Groups, National Programs, Official Languages, Policy Formation, Public Policy, Sociolinguistics
Culture Learning Institute, East-West Center, Honolulu, Hawaii 96822 (free)
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Authoring Institution: Hawaii Univ., Honolulu. East-West Center.
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