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Face -to -Face Interaction in the Multilingual Workplace: Social and Political Aspects of Language Use in Montreal

Maheux-Pelletier, Genevieve

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Title
Face -to -Face Interaction in the Multilingual Workplace: Social and Political Aspects of Language Use in Montreal
Author(s)
Maheux-Pelletier, Genevieve
Issue Date
2006
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
  • Andrea Golato
  • Douglas Kibbee
Department of Study
French
Discipline
French
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Keyword(s)
Sociology, Organizational
Language
eng
Abstract
The maintenance of language boundaries is interpreted using the political economy model (Woolard 1985, Gal 1987, Heller 1992, Simmons 1999). Since immigrants' ability to fully integrate the linguistic marketplace remains inadequate, this unequal distribution of language resources encourages minority groups to develop parallel linguistic/economic markets. Language choice decisions are made according to local norms---choices that empower these workers in a context where economic concerns trump linguistic ideology in the province's efforts to integrate immigrants.
Graduation Semester
2006
Type of Resource
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