Everything about Allophone Quebec totally explained
In
Quebec, an
allophone is a resident, usually an immigrant, whose
mother tongue or
home language is neither
English nor
French. The term is also sometimes used in other parts of
Canada. The term parallels
Anglophone and
Francophone, which designate people whose mother tongues are English and French, respectively. Note that native speakers of
aboriginal languages are generally not treated as allophones.
Origin of term
The word "
allophone" is formed from the
Greek roots
allos, meaning
other, and
phone, meaning
sound or
voice. The term became popularized during the
Quiet Revolution as
French Canadian society in Quebec sought to integrate immigrants, most of whom had traditionally integrated into the
English-speaking community. As integrating immigrants was deemed essential to assure the survival of French-speaking Quebec in light of plummeting birth rates, demographers devised this category to monitor the integration of immigrants into French- and English-speaking communities. Because allophones often adopt English, French or both languages at home or learn one language before another, they can be grouped into English or French communities based on
home language or first official language learned.
Demographics
mother tongue 2001>
| Language |
Single |
Multiple |
| Total |
|
|
| 1. Italian |
124,695 |
6,065 |
| 2. Arabic |
76,285 |
10,245 |
| 3. Spanish |
70,100 |
4,825 |
| 4. Greek |
41,980 |
1,755 |
| 5. Creole |
34,885 |
5,710 |
| 5. Chinese |
33,490 |
705 |
| 6. Portuguese |
33,360 |
1,455 |
| 7. Vietnamese |
21,635 |
1,125 |
| 8. German |
17,690 |
995 |
| 9. Polish |
17,160 |
685 |
| 10. Armenian |
13,935 |
405 |
| 11. Russian |
12,420 |
355 |
| 12. Tamil |
11,095 |
860 |
| 13. Persian |
10,495 |
395 |
Allophones constitute an increasing share of the Quebec population and are the main source of population increase in the province, reflecting both increased levels of immigration, declining birthrates among established anglophone and francophone populations, and a shift in immigration from English-speaking countries to Asia and the Americas. In 1971, allophones accounted for 6.6% of the population; by 2001, the numbers had increased to 10.0%. Language groups with Arabic, Spanish and Creole as mother tongues show the greatest growth from 1996 to 2001.
Increasing numbers of allophones choose to speak French at home: about 20.4% of allophones in the province reported that they spoke French most often at home in 2001, compared with 16.6% in 1996 and 15.4% in 1991. Most allophones live in
Montreal, Quebec's largest Metropolitan area, drawn by economic opportunities. They tend to migrate out of the province: between 1996 and 2001, over 19,170 migrated to other provinces, a value closely mirroring the 18,810 who migrated to Ontario.
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