LIN201H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: United States Territorial Acquisitions, Lower Canada, Michif Language
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English-french bilingualism in canada occurs at the national-level. Reflected in a history of government acts and policies. Generally aimed at protecting the rights of french speakers to speak french. Founding populations spoke english/ french, and communities have generally remained either french or english- speaking. The federal translation bureau is established by an act of parliament. Simultaneous interpretation of the debates in both languages begins in the house of commons. The royal commission on bilingualism and biculturalism is established and produces its reports. The consumer packaging and labeling act comes into force, along with regulations respecting bilingual labeling of consumer products. Anglophone = english-speaking person, native speaker of english. Allophone = canadian whose native language is neither french nor english. Chapter 2 - understand the stories, not people or dates. American loyalists and mainly northern british, irish and scottish (at first). What dialects (thus word choices) are valued in the community. English, french, native languages, other immigrant languages (chinese, italian, etc)
