La dynamique linguistique au Québec : les relations entre la majorité francophone et la minorité anglophone

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Title
La dynamique linguistique au Québec : les relations entre la majorité francophone et la minorité anglophone
Abstract
The author examines the basic relationships between the French- and English-speaking communities in Quebec. In his opinion, the historical and sociological reality of Quebec's distinctiveness sheds some light on the whole issue of linguistic and cultural relationships within Quebec as well as in Canada generally. He argues that it is Quebec's duty to ensure the promotion of its specificity, and that the striving for equality of the French and English languages and cultures in Quebec entails a recognition by law of the supremacy of the French language over the English language, even to the extent of exclusive use of the French language in some areas of social life. He believes, however, that the Anglophone minority should continue to be fully part of the Quebec society. Finally, the author expresses the view that Quebec's distinct character suggests a Canada defined as a "binational" state, a state within which Quebec can legitimately aspire to exercise greater powers in the field of language and culture.
Book Title
Les droits linguistiques au Canada: collusions ou collisions? / Linguistic Rights in Canada: Collusions or Collisions?
Place
Ottawa, ON
Publisher
Centre canadien des droits linguistiques
Date
1995
Pages
121-150
Language
fr
Citation
Pelletier, Benoît. “La dynamique linguistique au Québec : les relations entre la majorité francophone et la minorité anglophone.” In Les droits linguistiques au Canada: collusions ou collisions? / Linguistic Rights in Canada: Collusions or Collisions?, edited by Sylvie Léger, 121–150. Ottawa, ON: Centre canadien des droits linguistiques, 1995.
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