Language Situation and Language Legislation in the Canadian Province of Ontario
Kozhemyakina Valentina Alekseevna
Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Submitted: 02.10.2020
Abstract. The purpose of the study is to identify specific features of the current language situation in the Canadian province of Ontario and the adopted language policy. The work is carried out within the framework of the research "Language in the Multi-ethnic State" developed by the Institute of Linguistics of the Russian Academy of Sciences using material of multi-ethnic counties. A comprehensive analysis of the functioning of languages in various fields of communication in this province has never been a subject of special investigation, and this constitutes scientific novelty of the work, which established a systematisation procedure for the factors defining interaction between components of the language situation and the language policy. The analysis of the functioning of the languages used by the province population in various fields of communication has allowed the author to determine the general picture of the language situation in Ontario. The attained results have shown that the Ontarian language policy aims not only to support the official English language but also to conserve and promote languages of the ethnic minorities - the autochthone and the francophone communities.
Key words and phrases: социолингвистический анализ, языковая ситуация, языковое законодательство, официальный язык государства, sociolinguistic analysis, language situation, language legislation, official language of state
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