Language planning and policy in Quebec : A comparative perspective with views from Wales and Singapore / Jakob Leimgruber

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Leimgruber, Jakob, Author.

Series:

Language in performance ; Volume 52.

Language in Performance (LIP) 52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Language planning and policy.

Quebec.

Canada.

Singapore.

Wale.

Local Subjects:

Language planning and policy.

Quebec.

Canada.

Singapore.

Wale.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (297 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Tübingen Narr Francke Attempto Verlag 2019

Biography/History:

PD Dr. Jakob Leimgruber lehrt Englische Sprachwissenschaft an der Universität Basel.

Summary:

This book presents an in-depth study of the language policies present in the Canadian province of Quebec, and considers them from a comparative perspective, with special focus on Singapore and Wales. In so doing, it uses a mix of methods to look at the effects of language planning on language use: questionnaires, linguistic landscapes (visible language in public space), ethnography, and psycholinguistic experiments. Besides offering background information on Canada and Quebec, the comparative element uses data from Singapore and Wales to shine a new light on how language is managed in Quebec.

Contents:

Acknowledgements

List of Figures

List of Tables

Introduction

The relevance of Quebec for language planning and policy research

French and English in Quebec

Quebec French

Quebec English

Aims, methods, and structure of the study

French and English in Canada and Quebec : historical background and language political context

Historical context

Canada : an officially bilingual country

Bilingualism at the federal level

English Canada : official monolingualism, French language provisions, allophone presence

Aboriginal languages and their limited role in official settings

Quebec : an officially monolingual province

Bill 101 : the promotion of the French language

The effects of the Charter of the French language

The English language in Quebec : use, form, regulation

New Brunswick : a bilingual province

Conclusion

Language planning and policy : theoretical background

Theoretical approaches to language planning and policy

Language planning and policy models

Current trends in language planning and policy research

English language policy in multilingual settings

English as the world's lingua franca

The role of English in multilingual polities

Advocacy vs. pragmatism in English language policy

Data and methodology

Data

Questionnaire survey

Linguistic landscape survey

Ethnographic fieldwork

Psycholinguistic experiments

Methodology

Research design

Language planning and policy in Quebec : analysis

Demolinguistics and linguistic repertoires

Attitudinal responses

Visual language in public space : Quebec's linguistic landscape

Geographical distribution of language

Languages, 'marked predominance', and linguistic creativity

Audible language : linguistic soundscape

Language use in service encounters

Psycholinguistic processes

Semi-matched signs

Naturalistic signs

Discussion

Conclusions

Quebec's LPP in a comparative perspective

The rationale for a comparative approach

Wales

Demolinguistics : English, Welsh, and other languages

The promotion of Welsh

Wales : inspiration for, from Quebec?

Singapore

Demolinguistics : four official languages, many other varieties

LPP in Singapore : far-reaching governmental intervention for language promotion and demotion

Singapore : Quebec's antithesis?

Language policy in the era of globalisation

New ways of analysing LPP

References

Appendix

Linguistic landscape photos

Questionnaire

Public transit station names and their pronunciation

Montreal métro

Suburban railway.

Notes:

[1. Auflage]

ISBN:

3-8233-9315-4

Publisher Number:

9783823393153