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FIRST OFFICIAL LANGUAGE SPOKEN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-03-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Language
- Census
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- first official language spoken
1, record 1, English, first%20official%20language%20spoken
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
People who can conduct a conversation in French only are assigned French as their first official language spoken. People who can carry on a conversation in English only are assigned English as their first official language spoken. The responses to questions on mother tongue and language spoken most often at home are subsequently used to establish the first official language spoken by people who speak both English and French, or who cannot speak either of the two official languages. 1, record 1, English, - first%20official%20language%20spoken
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... a variable specified within the framework of the Official Languages Act. 1, record 1, English, - first%20official%20language%20spoken
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Linguistique
- Recensement
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- première langue officielle parlée
1, record 1, French, premi%C3%A8re%20langue%20officielle%20parl%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les personnes qui peuvent soutenir une conversation en français seulement ont le français comme première langue officielle parlée. Les personnes qui peuvent soutenir une conversation en anglais seulement ont l'anglais comme première langue officielle parlée. Les réponses aux questions sur la langue maternelle et sur la langue parlée le plus souvent à la maison sont ensuite utilisées pour établir la première langue officielle parlée des personnes qui peuvent parler le français et l'anglais ou qui ne parlent ni l'une ni l'autre des langues officielles. 1, record 1, French, - premi%C3%A8re%20langue%20officielle%20parl%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Variable élaborée pour l'application de la Loi sur les langues officielles. 1, record 1, French, - premi%C3%A8re%20langue%20officielle%20parl%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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