Language Choices in a Minority Setting: Concomitant Attitudes and Identity

An examination of the language attitudes of Francophones living in a clearly minority linguistic context, as well as the relationship between their language use habits & linguistic identity. Francophone students (N = 85 high school age students) from the North Shore of Algoma, Ontario answered q...

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Published in:Canadian journal of behavioural science 1993-04, Vol.25 (2), p.149-164
Main Authors: Clement, Richard, Gauthier, Renee, Noels, Kimberly
Format: Article
Language:fre
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Summary:An examination of the language attitudes of Francophones living in a clearly minority linguistic context, as well as the relationship between their language use habits & linguistic identity. Francophone students (N = 85 high school age students) from the North Shore of Algoma, Ontario answered questions regarding their identification with Francophone & Anglophone groups. The effects of language were assessed by comparing groups who reported English as their usual mode of communication with those who reported French. Results show that frequent usage of English corresponds with a strong identification with the Anglophone group, & indicate a strong "assimilated" identity. Use of French was related to identification with Francophones & a "separated" situated identity. Both groups favored identification with both ethnocultural groups as the preferred method of acculturation. The findings underscore the importance of language in the cultural identity of the individual. 2 Tables, 1 Figure, 31 References. Adapted from the source document
ISSN:0008-400X