The Conseil supérieur de la langue française () is an advisory council in

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, whose mission is "to advise the minister responsible for the application of the Charter of the French language on any question relative to the

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in Quebec". It works in close collaboration with equivalent bodies in

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and

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. Section 185 of the Quebec

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establishes a Council under the name of ''Conseil supérieur de la langue française''. It was initially created in 1977 with the adoption of the Charter.

Mandate

The mandate of the Quebec Council is to "advise the minister responsible for the application of the Charter of the French language on any question relative to the French language in Quebec."Mandat
, on the Web site of ''Conseil supérieur de la langue française'', retrieved March 19th, 2010 Specifically, the Council may: * give its opinion to the minister on any question that he or she submits; * inform the minister on any question which the Council believes requires the attention of the government.

Powers

In order to carry out its mission, the Council may: * receive and hear observations by individuals or groups; * carry out or have someone carry out the studies and research it finds necessary. In addition, it may inform the public on any question relative to the French language in Quebec.

Council members

The Council is made up of eight members appointed by the government:

Studies and Research

The council has conducted many studies since 1978, most of which are available online for consultation. The studies touch various subjects from linguistic human rights,

language shift Language shift, also known as language transfer, language replacement or language assimilation, is the process whereby a speech community shifts to a different language, usually over an extended period of time. Often, languages that are perceived ...

s and assimilation,

language planning In sociolinguistics, language planning (also known as language engineering) is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure or acquisition of languages or language varieties within a speech community.Kaplan B., Robert, and Rich ...

, quality of

written Writing is the act of creating a persistent representation of language. A writing system includes a particular set of symbols called a ''script'', as well as the rules by which they encode a particular spoken language. Every written language ...

and

spoken language A spoken language is a form of communication produced through articulate sounds or, in some cases, through manual gestures, as opposed to written language. Oral or vocal languages are those produced using the vocal tract, whereas sign languages ar ...

terminology Terminology is a group of specialized words and respective meanings in a particular field, and also the study of such terms and their use; the latter meaning is also known as terminology science. A ''term'' is a word, Compound (linguistics), com ...

, language

demographics Demography () is the statistical study of human populations: their size, composition (e.g., ethnic group, age), and how they change through the interplay of fertility (births), mortality (deaths), and migration. Demographic analysis examin ...

, challenges to linguistic and cultural diversity in the era of

globalization Globalization is the process of increasing interdependence and integration among the economies, markets, societies, and cultures of different countries worldwide. This is made possible by the reduction of barriers to international trade, th ...

etc.

Award

The Council awards various prizes:Prix et distinctions
, on the Web site of ''Conseil supérieur de la langue française'', retrieved March 19th, 2010 * Medal of the Ordre des francophones d'Amérique (Order of the francophones of America) — awarded since 1978 * Prix du 3 juillet 1608 (3 July 1608 Prize) — awarded since 1978 *

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Prize) — awarded since 1981 *

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Prize) — since 2000 *

Prix Émile-Ollivier Prix was an American power pop band formed in Memphis, Tennessee, in 1975 by Tommy Hoehn and Jon Tiven. The group ended up primarily as a studio project. Its recordings were produced by Tiven along with former Big Star member Chris Bell, who ...

( Émile Ollivier Prize) — since 2005

References

External links

Conseil supérieur de la langue française (Quebec)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conseil superieur de la langue francaise (Quebec) Francophonie French language in Quebec Organizations based in Quebec City Quebec language policy