Immigrant linguistic integration in the multilingual context of Montreal

IF 0.4 4区 文学 0 LANGUAGE & LINGUISTICS Language Problems & Language Planning Pub Date : 2021-07-12 DOI:10.1075/LPLP.20020.GRE
Ibrahim Bousmah, G. Grenier
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We investigate the relative intensity of use of English and French at home for allophone immigrants in the Montreal metropolitan area. We find that the linguistic distances between immigrants’ mother tongues and English and French have an important impact on the relative intensities of use at home of the two Canadian official languages. However, immigrants whose mother tongues are closer to French than to English are relatively less likely to use an official language at home. We further investigate the role of spousal and other characteristics on the integration of immigrants. The results suggest that the home environment is an important factor contributing to the linguistic integration. Individuals exposed to an official language at home with their spouse have significantly higher rates of linguistic integration. Also, English is more attractive than French in the sense that immigrants with an Anglophone partner will have higher integration rates to English than those with a Francophone partner integrating to French.
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蒙特利尔多语言背景下的移民语言融合
我们调查了蒙特利尔大都市地区异语移民在家中使用英语和法语的相对强度。我们发现,移民母语与英语和法语之间的语言距离对加拿大两种官方语言在国内的相对使用强度有重要影响。然而,母语更接近法语而非英语的移民在国内使用官方语言的可能性相对较小。我们进一步调查了配偶和其他特征在移民融合中的作用。研究结果表明,家庭环境是促进语言整合的重要因素。与配偶在家接触官方语言的个人语言融合率要高得多。此外,英语比法语更有吸引力,因为有英语伴侣的移民比有法语伴侣的移民更容易融入英语。
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期刊介绍: Language Problems and Language Planning is published in cooperation with the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems. This international multi-lingual journal publishes articles primarily on political, sociological, and economic aspects of language and language use. It is especially concerned with relationships between and among language communities, particularly in international contexts, and in the adaptation, manipulation, and standardization of language for international use.
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