Includes bibliographical references and index.

"Language issues have been and promise to continue to be at the heart of national political life in Canada. The results of governmental language policy play a crucial role in determining the unity of the country. However, despite its importance, language policy is often difficult to understand because it is part of a complicated political terrain where numerous policies intersect. Canadian Language Policies in Comparative Perspective presents a long-required assessment of the field and utilizes a widely recognized comparative method that makes this volume the most systematic study of language issues available.

Capturing the dynamism of Canadian language policies, contributors analyze and compare the effects, histories, and features of language policies as they have been enacted and implemented by provincial and federal governments. Their findings have significant implications for domestic and international language policy. An important study of a social and political issue that has immediate local, national, and international consequences, Canadian Language Policies in Comparative Perspective assembles knowledgeable authorities on language policy to provide a comprehensive synthesis of its consequences." (Book Cover)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction: comparing perspectives on Canadian language policies / Michael A. Morris

Introduction to part one / William F. Mackey and Michael A. Morris

History and origins of language policies in Canada / William F. Mackey

Comparing language policies / William F. Mackey

Evaluating language policies / William F. Mackey

Introduction to part two / Michael A. Morris

The language issue in the United States, Canada, and Quebec: some comparative aspects / Jacques Maurais

The danger of denial of languages: an Eastern European-Canadian comparison / Yaroslaw Bilinsky

Canada's domestic French-speaking groups and the international Francophonie compared / Jurgen Erfurt

Introduction to part three / Michael A. Morris

Linguistic issues and immigration in Quebec: relating the "Cultural Communities" to the "Quebec Nation" and the French language / Louise Fontaine

Canadian federal policies in bilingualism, multiculturalism, and immigrant language training: comparisons and interaction / Eve Haque

Canada's official languages in the provinces of Quebec and Ontario: a demographic comparison / Michel Paille

Introduction to part four / Michael A. Morris

Language policy in Ontario: from the recognition of linguistic rights to the free-market policy / Normand Labrie

The end of the language crisis in Quebec: comparative implications /

Pierre Anctil

Synthesis and conclusion / Michael A. Morris