Quebec Seeks to Ease Divisiveness

[Alkistis Fleischer]

Why is it "stubborn" to speak your own language (French for Francophones in
Quebec) in a mainly Francophone society?
And what does the "gloire de la France" have to do with it?

Alkistis Fleischer

----- Original Message -----
From: "Christina Paulston" <paulston+ at pitt.edu>
To: <lgpolicy-list at ccat.sas.upenn.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, April 16, 2003 9:32 AM
Subject: Re: Quebec Seeks to Ease Divisiveness


> Maybe in 500 years; but it has got territory and laws to support it as
well
> as la gloire de la France and stubborn speakers. Christina
>
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> >From: Survey Coordinator Brazil <survey_coord_brazil at sil.org>
> >To: lgpolicy-list at ccat.sas.upenn.edu
> >Subject: Re: Quebec Seeks to Ease Divisiveness
> >Date: Tue, Apr 15, 2003, 2:09 PM
> >
>
> > Interesting - I've just surveyed a creole in northern Brazil.  We had a
> > Martiniquan and an St. Lucian along.  I think the creoles illustrate
well
> > what Fishman talks about with the idea of domains.  Likely the reason
> > creoles survived so long was because is was pretty clear which language
was
> > used by whom, where.  I think this Quebec article is hailing
bilingualism
> > without diglossia, which could be a harbinger of language shift.
> >
> > Stan Anonby
> >
>
>