Language Rights in Canada
Author: Michel Bastarache
Publisher: Editions Y. Blais
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 588
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Author: Michel Bastarache
Publisher: Editions Y. Blais
Published: 1987
Total Pages: 588
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Eve Haque
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 1442640782
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"From the time of its inception in Canada, multiculturalism has generated varied reactions, none more starkly than between French and English Canadians. In this groundbreaking new work, Eve Haque examines the Government of Canada's attempt to forge a national policy of unity based on 'multiculturalism within a bilingual framework, ' a formulation that emerged out of the Royal Commission on Bilingualism and Biculturalism (1963-70). Uncovering how the policies of bilingualism and multiculturalism are inextricably linked, Haque investigates the ways in which they operate together as part of our contemporary national narrative to favour the language and culture of Canada's two 'founding nations' at the expense of other groups. Haque uses previously overlooked archival material, including transcripts of royal commission hearings, memos, and reports, to reveal the conflicts underlying the emergence of this ostensibly seamless policy. By integrating two important areas of scholarly concern -- the evolution and articulation of language rights in Canada, and the history of multiculturalism in the country, Haque provides powerful insight into ongoing asymmetries between Canada's various cultural and linguistic groups."--Publisher's website.
Author: C. Michael MacMillan
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 1998-01-01
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780802081155
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOn what grounds should language rights be accorded in Canada, and to whom? This is the central question that is addressed in C. Michael MacMillan's book The Practice of Language Rights in Canada. The issue of language rights in Canada is one that is highly debated and discussed, partly because the basic underlying principles have been a neglected dimension in the debate. MacMillan examines the normative basis of language rights in Canadian public policy and public opinion. He argues that language rights policy should be founded upon the theoretical literature of human rights. Drawing on the philosophy behind human rights, the arguments for recognizing a right to language are considered, as well as the matter of whether such rights possess the essential features of established rights. Another model that is examined is the idea that rights are a reflection of the established values, attitudes, and practices of society. This analysis reveals that there is a significant gap between what a political theory of language rights would endorse and what garners support in public opinion. MacMillan also scrutinizes the federal and provincial contexts in the development of a language rights framework. From these explorations, a case is developed for a recognition of language rights that is consistent with the logic of human rights and that corresponds roughly with developing Canadian practice. The Practice of Language Rights in Canada is a unique contribution to the current literature not only because it conceives of language rights as a human right but also because it frames the whole debate about language rights in Canada as a question of values and entitlements.
Author: Thomas K. Ricento
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1998-05
Total Pages: 374
ISBN-13: 1135681058
DOWNLOAD EBOOKExplores parallel and divergent developments in language policy and language rights in the U.S. and Canada, especially the past 4 decades, as a basis for reflection on what can be learned from one country's experience by the other.
Author: Canada
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Published: 1996
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Edwards
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1998-07-09
Total Pages: 521
ISBN-13: 0521563283
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLanguage in Canada provides an up-to-date account of the linguistic and cultural situation in Canada, primarily from a sociolinguistic perspective. The strong central theme connecting language with group and identity will offer insights into the current linguistic and cultural tension in Canada. The book provides comprehensive accounts of the original 'charter' languages, French and English, as well as the aboriginal and immigrant varieties which now contribute to the overall picture. It explains how they came into contact - and sometimes into conflict - and looks at the many ways in which they weave themselves through and around the Canadian social fabric. The public policy issues, particularly official bilingualism and educational policy and language, are also given extensive coverage. Non-specialists as well as linguists will find in this volume, a companion to Language in Australia, Language in the USA and Language in the British Isles, an indispensable guide and reference to the linguistic heritage of Canada.
Author: Marcel Martel
Publisher: Between the Lines(CA)
Published: 2012
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781926662930
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Author: Canada
Publisher: Brantford : W. Ross Macdonald School, 1985. (Toronto : CNIB)
Published: 1983
Total Pages: 188
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Author: Mark M. Orkin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-06-26
Total Pages: 291
ISBN-13: 1317436334
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhat do English-speaking Canadians sound like and why? Can you tell the difference between a Canadian and an American? A Canadian and an Englishman? If so, how? Linguistically speaking is Canada a colony of Britain or a satellite of the United States? Is there a Canadian language? Speaking Canadian English, first published in 1971, in a non-technical way, describes English as it is spoken in Canada – its vocabulary, pronunciation, syntax, grammar, spelling, slang. This title comments on the history of Canadian English – how it came to sound the way it does – and attempts to predict what will happen to it in the future. This book will be of interest to students of linguistics.
Author: Public Works and Government Services Canada Translation Bureau
Publisher: Dundurn
Published: 1997-09-01
Total Pages: 313
ISBN-13: 1554883172
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe revised edition of The Canadian Style is an indispensable language guide for editors, copywriters, students, teachers, lawyers, journalists, secretaries and business people – in fact, anyone writing in the English language in Canada today. It provides concise, up-to-date answers to a host of questions on abbreviations, hyphenation, spelling, the use of capital letters, punctuation and frequently misused or confused words. It deals with letter, memo and report formats, notes, indexes and bibliographies, and geographical names. It also gives techniques for writing clearly and concisely, editing documents and avoiding stereotyping in communications. There is even an appendix on how to present French words in an English text.