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COMMUNAUTE LANGUE OFFICIELLE SITUATION MINORITAIRE [1 record]

Record 1 2022-09-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Demography
  • Language (General)
  • Sociology (General)
DEF

A group of people whose first language or chosen language is an official language of a country, but is not the official language predominantly spoken in the geographic area where they live.

OBS

In Canada, official language minority communities are mainly French-speaking people living outside the province of Quebec and English-speaking people living in the province of Quebec.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Démographie
  • Linguistique (Généralités)
  • Sociologie (Généralités)
DEF

Groupe de personnes dont la langue première ou la langue choisie est l'une des langues officielles d'un pays, mais n'est pas la langue officielle majoritairement parlée dans la région géographique où elles habitent.

OBS

Au Canada, les communautés de langue officielle en situation minoritaire sont principalement les francophones vivant à l'extérieur du Québec et les anglophones vivant au Québec.

Spanish

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