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Record 1 2013-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Federal Administration
  • Psycho-, Socio- and Ethnolinguistics
DEF

The language spoken by members of an ethnic group, other than one of the two official languages of Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Administration fédérale
  • Psycho-, socio- et ethnolinguistique
DEF

Langue, autre que les deux langues officielles du Canada, à laquelle on est rattaché par son père ou sa mère ou ses grands-parents.

CONT

Dans les quartiers à fortes minorités ethniques, les langues ancestrales devraient être enseignées comme tierces langues.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Administración federal
  • Psicolingüística, sociolingüística y etnolingüística
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