Language Situation and Language Policy in Canada (In the Aspect of Multiculturalism)

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Authors: Dobriaeva, Irina S.; Grishaeva, Elena B.
Contact information: Dobriaeva, Irina S.:Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia; Grishaeva, Elena B.:Siberian Federal University 79 Svobodny, Krasnoyarsk, 660041, Russia; E-mail: ,
Keywords: multiculturalism; multilingualism; ethnicity; indigenous languages; indigenous population; language situation; bilingualism; assimilation; language policy
Abstract: The article examines issues related to the typological arrangement and existence of the exoglossic, unbalanced language situation in Canada. Special attention is paid to the role of indigenous languages against the background of the language situation in the country. Canada’s linguistic profile is described in the background of certain theoretical assumptions of multiculturalism and multilingualism. The article contains quantitative indicators related to the composition of the indigenous population speaking indigenous languages
Pages: 350-357
Paper at repository of SibFU: https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/20097