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Rosborough, Trish; Rorick, chuutsqa Layla; Urbanczyk, Suzanne – Canadian Modern Language Review, 2017
British Columbia (BC), Canada, is home to 34 Indigenous languages, all of them classified as endangered. Considerable work is underway by First Nation communities to revitalize their languages. Linguists classify many of the languages of BC as polysynthetic, meaning that words are composed of many morphemes, or units of meaning. While strong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Canada Natives, American Indian Languages
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Mougeon, Raymond; Canale, Michael – Canadian Journal of Education, 1979
The purpose of this article is to briefly review recent findings on Ontarian French; to refute claims that it is not an authentic French dialect; and to examine some of the implications these findings may have for French language instruction in Ontario. (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: French, Language Attitudes, Language Classification, Language Instruction