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POPULATION MOTHER TONGUE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-08-16
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- mother tongue population
1, record 1, English, mother%20tongue%20population
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- population by mother tongue 2, record 1, English, population%20by%20mother%20tongue
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Those people whose first language learned at home, and still understood, is an Aboriginal language. 1, record 1, English, - mother%20tongue%20population
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Quebec, the proportion of Anglophones has declined continuously, dropping from 14% in 1951 to 9% in 1996. This has resulted largely from the English mother tongue population leaving Quebec to live in other provinces, particularly during the 1970s. 3, record 1, English, - mother%20tongue%20population
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mother tongue is defined ... as the first language a person learned at home in childhood and still understood at the time of the census. 3, record 1, English, - mother%20tongue%20population
Record 1, Key term(s)
- mother-tongue population
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- population par langue maternelle
1, record 1, French, population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- population de langue maternelle 2, record 1, French, population%20de%20langue%20maternelle
correct, feminine noun
- population selon la langue maternelle 1, record 1, French, population%20selon%20la%20langue%20maternelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personnes pour qui la première langue apprise à la maison et encore comprise est une langue autochtone. 3, record 1, French, - population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'intérieur de la région gestionnaire de Timmins, la décomposition de la population par langue maternelle varie grandement. Par exemple, à Kapuskasing, la plupart des répondants ont nommé le français comme langue maternelle, tandis qu'à Kirkland Lake, la langue dominante est l'anglais. 1, record 1, French, - population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
De 1971 à 1996, la proportion de la population de langue maternelle autre que le français ou l'anglais (allophones) est passée de 13 % à près de 17 %. La langue maternelle est définie comme étant la langue apprise en premier lieu à la maison dans l'enfance et encore comprise au moment du recensement. 4, record 1, French, - population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langue maternelle : Première langue apprise au sein de la famille. 5, record 1, French, - population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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