Linguistic minorities and modernity : a sociolinguistic ethnography

Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Chapter 1: The Transformation of Linguistic Minorities 1. The voyage: language, identity and hyper-modernity 1.1 The 'voyageurs' 1.2 Linguistic minorities 2. Language and nationalism 3. A sociolinguistic ethnography 4. L'Ecole Champlain 5. The structure of the book Chapter 2: 'L'Unite dans la diversite' 1. Introduction 2. 1968: Schooling and minority language rights 3. The consequences of mobilization 4. Champlain and the politics of equity (1991-1994) 5. Champlain's 25th anniversary celebrations Chapter 3: Norms and Contradictions 1. Introduction 2. The social organization of linguistic monitoring 3. The construction and management of a monolingual ideal 4. 'La qualite de la langue' 5. Normativity and strategic ambiguity Chapter 4: Being Bilingual 1. Playing the game 2. Luc, Luke and Sandra 3. Bilingual rule 4. 'Les Quebecois' 5. 'Je ne comprenais rien' 6. Conclusion Chapter 5: Girls and Boys 1. Gender and public space 2. Studs and Juliettes 3. Ways in and ways out 4. The 'Nerds' 5. Conclusion Chapter 6: Periphery to Centre 1. Voices from the margins 2. The phat boy 3. A View from Africa 4. Music and consciousness 5. The Angels 6. A hip-hop school Chapter 7: The Distribution of Linguistic Capital 7.1 L'Ecole Champlain and the politics of identity 7.2 Bilingualism, language norms and social selection 7.3 Discourse at school and other sites Bibliography Author Index Subject Index