Virage démographique et Québec français

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Title
Virage démographique et Québec français
Abstract
The author points out that the socio-political climate and the dissemination of demographic results interact very closely over language matters in Quebec. His examination of the decline of the French-speaking population in North America casts some doubt on the thesis of the linguistic polarization of Canada. The author presents an overview of the factors which he argues will determine the future size and linguistic composition of Quebec's population , and concludes that the French language in Quebec (circa 1988) has arrived at an extremely critical turning point. He argues that the most recent results on interprovincial migration and language shift should encourage a firm and careful French-language policy, in order to avoid the prospect of Quebec losing ground to English.
Publication
Cahiers québécois de démographie
Volume
Vol. 17
Issue
no. 1
Pages
49-61
Date
Printemps 1988
Language
fr
URL
Citation
Castonguay, Charles. “Virage démographique et Québec français.” Cahiers québécois de démographie Vol. 17, no. 1 (Printemps 1988): 49–61. https://www.erudit.org/fr/revues/cqd/1988-v17-n1-cqd2464/600629ar.pdf.
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