Origin, birthplace, nationality and language of the Canadian people

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Identifikator:: 1794974814

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-182133

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Origin, birthplace, nationality and language of the Canadian people

Place of publication:: Ottawa

Publisher:: Acland

Year of publication:: 1929

Scope:: 224 S.; Diagramme

Digitisation:: 2022

Collection:: Economics Books

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Title:: Chapter VIII. Origin and language - use of english and french by immigrant peoples

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RELATION OF LEARNING ENGLISH AND FRENCH TO INTERMARRIAGE 169 a co-efficient of correlation by rank differences of — -44 between the proportions unable to speak either language and the percentages North American born, and one of — -58 with the length of residence in Canada of the various groups of immigrants arriving from correspond- ing countries of birth since the beginning of the century (Column 8). Undoubtedly there are a number of forces exerting their influence on the proportions who have learned and are learning the French language. A minimum time requirement is certainly necessary, and the proportions speaking our languages normally increase with the years, but the time element is by no means adequate to account for the differences either in the extent or speed of linguistic assimilation. The alternative seems to be that both the extent to which the languages of Canada have been acquired and the speed in learning them are largely matters of origin and possibly in some cases of cognate languages. What holds true-for intermarriage holds true for language and, as we shall see in the next chapter, obtaine for illiteracy and school attendance. In their reaction to assimilative forces, the various stocks differ greatly. TABLE 104.—SUMMARY SHOWING THE RELATION BETV EEN THE LEARNINC OF THE LANGUAGES OF CANADA AND (1) INTERMARRIAGE WITH THE BASIC STOCKS OF CANADA, (2) URBAN DOMICILE AND (3) LENGTH OF CANADIAN RESIDENCE, BY ORIGINS. 1921. Origin Austrian......... Belgian............ Bulgarian.......... Chinese. .......... SZC... ian. Danish............ Qube. vo suns vs ‘innish............ Jerman........... Groek..... coins. Hebrew........... Jungarian......... celandic.......... ndian............. HaHa wuss swminrnn + Japanese........... Negro. ....ovouvee. Norwegian........ Polish............. Roumanian........ Russian........... Serbo-Croatian... . Swedish........... Boles... v0 vnieiinns Ukrainian......... Per- centage 10 years of age and over unable to speak English or French 18-2 4-1 18-0 32-1 6. 1 of ( 15 1. -2 Rel: if 4 16-¢ IR 9 0- ae, Per- centage peaking English or French as their mother tongue Per- sentage of those not knowing Inglish as mother tongue who had wauired 1 3-5 37-8 3.4 81-1 77-2 10-5 31-2 72-3 3-0 16-0 8-8 3-5 3-2 £1 92-8 98-0 72-3 84.7 96-5 91-8 94-6 89.2 93-7 80-0 fa By 17-1 08-4 5-5 85-4 2-9 86-0 4-2 82-3 5-1 - 17-4 97-3 61-8 93-8 0-6 73.6 Per- Ringe Nort American born 53-42 37-04 15-58 7-58 55.81 61-69 91-43 43-60 85-32 2.77 44.17 54-37 61-41 99-76 45-84 27-41 91-76 £6-45 54-60 45-82 55-80 42.32 54.22 75-02 R4.AL Per- centage of males married into British and French | atocks 1-55 27-90 27-04 4-08 11-66 38-05 46-23 4-89 18-92 31-22 1-67 2-21 14.2¢ 8-07 rl 2 44- 0-7¢ Per- centage of males married into English stock 1-34 9-48 23-52 3-38 9-62 34-38 43-4F 4.07 if 2 -9! 20-4 36-8! 0-6" Percentage of popilation in cities 25,000 and over 13-24 17-29 44.87 10-80 17-82 11-84 5-96 £39 4-20 34-08 1.03 3-06 ~.52 98 -5% 97 "+55 10 C18 17 “-63 11 "60 $35 Average number of years immi- grants arriving since 190 from cor- responding countries of birth had been in Canada in 1021 11-6 8-5 9:8 2.0 9-7 9-5 10-9 12-3 g.5 12-6 14.8 9.5 0.3 11-6 10-3 12-0 10-¢ 11-9 9.3

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