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  • Langue et discrimination au Canada

  • Fernand de Varennes
  • Journal:
    Canadian Journal of Law & Jurisprudence / Volume 5 / Issue 2 / July 1992
    Published online by Cambridge University Press:
    09 June 2015, pp. 321-355
    Print publication:
    July 1992

  • [L]anguage is not merely a means of interpersonal communication and influence. It is not merely a carrier of content, whether latent or manifest. Language itself is content, a reference to loyalties and animosities, an indicator of social statuses and personal relationships, a marker of situations and topics as well as of the societal goals and the large-scale value-laden arenas of interaction that typify every speech community.

    L’importance des droits en matière linguistique est fondée sur le rôle essentiel que joue la langue dans l’existence, le développement et la dignité de l’être humain. C’est par la langue que nous pouvons former des concepts, structurer et ordonner le monde autour de nous. Le langage constitue le pont entre l’isolement et la collectivité, qui permet aux êtres humains de délimiter les droits et obligations qu’ils ont les uns envers les autres, et ainsi vivre en société.