Publications

Publication details [#18153]

Edwards, John, ed. 1998. Language in Canada. Cambridge University Press. xvi + 504 pp.

Publication type

Book – edited volume

Publication language

English

Keywords

language policy | language teaching | official language | sociolinguistics

Language as a subject

English, Canadian

Annotation

This book offers a comprehensive look at how the original Australian "charter" languages, French and English, and a large number of aboriginal and immigrant varieties came into contact and sometimes conflict. It also considers the broader item of public policy, especially educational policy and language.

Reviewed by

Heller, Monica. 2000. Review of $Language in Canada.