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Trilingualism Flourishes In Montreal

Posted on Tuesday, January 08 at 21:24 by N Say
When it comes to language proficiency, Jedwab said, Montrealers far surpass those living in the nine other cities analyzed as part of the study. Montreal is not only one of North America's most cosmopolitan cities but also one of the most linguistically gifted, he said. "The message for the rest of the country," he added is that "where there is a will, there is a way." At 10.5 per cent and 10.2 per cent of their population, respectively, Toronto and Ottawa came the closest to Montreal for trilingual speakers. At 1.2 per cent, Halifax had the fewest number of trilingual speakers. ... http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=0c56862f-bd4f-4df3-8ddd-8acc4d9e633d

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  1. by RPW
    Wed Jan 09, 2008 3:58 pm
    Throw in Joual, and there may be as many as four.....?<br />
    <a href="http://french.about.com/library/bl-dc-joual.htm">http://french.about.com/library/bl-dc-joual.htm</a><p>---<br>"When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change." <br />
    -Max Planck<br />
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  2. by gaulois
    Wed Jan 09, 2008 4:34 pm
    I have always wondered who funds Jedwad "research". It would be interesting to see Jedwad research the language of integration of new immigrants that "successfully" integrate in Montreal, in terms of income level. His research would then show that new immigrants integrate in English, further eroding French in Montreal. It really looks to me like Montreal is heading back to pre-101. Should we really rejoy then at "trilingualism flourishing" CanWest Gazette story???

    I am surprised how much skepticism Vive readers display against CanWest medias except when their story covers the old canadian unity dogmas.

    ---
    "We are all in this together somehow, some more than others somehow"



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