title: [Demographic change and French Quebec].
abstract: "The socio-political climate and the dissemination of demographic results interact very closely over language matters in Quebec.  An examination of the decline of the French-speaking population in North America casts some doubt on the thesis of the linguistic  polarization of Canada.  An overview of the factors which determine the future size and linguistic composition of Quebec's population shows that French Quebec has arrived at an extremely critical turning point.  The most recent results on interprovincial migration and language shift will likely encourage a firm and careful language policy, in order to avoid the prospect of losing ground to English." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
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authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Castonguay
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D002170:Canada; D003142:Communication; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D007802:Language; D009656:North America; D011057:Politics; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Americas; Canada; Communication; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Ethnic Groups; Language; Migration; Migration, Internal; North America; Northern America; Policy; Political Factors; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Socioeconomic Factors