A Bilingual Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study of the Construction of Nationhood and Belonging in Quebec

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Title
A Bilingual Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study of the Construction of Nationhood and Belonging in Quebec
Abstract
The French language has traditionally been understood as a key symbol of modern Quebec identity; however, with rapidly changing demographics, the authors argue that new ways of identifying with Quebec have begun to emerge. Drawing on a bilingual corpus of English and French briefs submitted to the 2007-2008 Consultation Commission on Accommodation Practices Related to Cultural Differences, also known as the Bouchard-Taylor Commission, this corpus-assisted discourse study (CADS) investigates the extent to which language plays a continuing role as both a symbol and medium in the construction of nationhood and belonging in Quebec popular discourse. The authors found that language was found to remain both a central concern and a demarcating line within and between English, French, and minority language speakers’ discourses.
Publication
Discourse & Society
Volume
Vol. 22
Issue
no. 1
Pages
21-47
Date
January 2011
Language
en
Citation
Freake, Rachelle, Guillaume Gentil, and Jaffer Sheyholislami. “A Bilingual Corpus-Assisted Discourse Study of the Construction of Nationhood and Belonging in Quebec.” Discourse & Society Vol. 22, no. 1 (January 2011): 21–47.
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