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Record 1 2008-03-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Organization
  • Sociology of Human Relations
CONT

We are dealing with a provincial linguistic minority in Quebec (Anglophones) and a national linguistic minority elsewhere in Canada (Francophones) whose interests must be reconciled. The combination of these two minorities does not exist in the other provinces, where the provincial linguistic majority is also the national majority.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation sociale
  • Sociologie des relations humaines
CONT

Nous sommes en présence d'une minorité linguistique provinciale au Québec (les anglophones) et d'une minorité linguistique nationale ailleurs au Canada (les francophones), dont les intérêts doivent être conciliés. Cette combinaison de deux minorités n'est pas présente dans les autres provinces, où la majorité linguistique provinciale est aussi la majorité nationale.

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