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Year:
1977
Short description:
Bill 101 in Canada
Medium description:
Bill 101, the Charter of the French Language, passed in Quebec, Canada. Among other things it "made French 'the language of the workplace" [Graddol]
Tags:
history of English
in Canada
legal
Graddol, David & Leith, Dick & Swann, Joan (1996). English: history, diversity and change. London: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [p.19]
McCrum, R. Cran, W. & MacNeil, R. (1992). The Story of English (2nd edition). London: Faber and Faber [p.40]