Quebec Language

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Quebec Language
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la nation canadienne -francaise
Canada
English
French
language
patriotism
nationalism
unity
assimilation
separation
identity
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Can patterns of language be controlled by Govt?
languages without countries are disarmed
languages Jacques Leclerc
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Economic value of language
...citizens as commodities language machines
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language policya question of justice
ignorance suspicion resentment pre
judice hatred
What is linguistic justice?
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• territorialism
• where linguistic minorities are very small
• Belgium, Switzerland
• personality principle
• where minorities are large and evenly spread
• South Africa
• challenge way define majority and minority s
• territorial bilingualism
• Finnish model - whats a minority?
• assymetrical bilingualism
• reverse discrimination to accord compensatory
  inequalities

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Language
more than an audible code can
vanish can be invented evolves
affects wealth, advancement, well-being
a social institution
Language Societies mirror image