Description and Measurement of Bilingualism : An International Seminar, University of Moncton June 6-14, 1967

In June 1967 the Canadian National Commission for Unesco and the Université de Moncton jointly sponsored an international seminar on bilingualism.The report shows that the interdisciplinary discussions carried on at Moncton were fruitful andthat significant questions about bilingualism were raised. Preface 5 Préface 9 Contents/Table des matières 13 Address of Welcome/Accueil aux congressistes 15 Introduction 19 1. How and when do persons become bilingual? Comment et quand devient-on bilingue? 29 2. How can one measure the extent of a person's bilingual proficiency? Comment mesurer le bilinguisme d'une personne? 97 3. How can we measure the effects which one language may have on the other in the speech of bilinguals? Comment mesurer les effets exercés par une langue sur une autre dans le langage des bilingues? 139 4. How can we measure the roles which a bilingual's languages play in his everyday behaviour? Comment définir et mesurer le role des langues d'un bilingue dans son comportement quotidien? 209 5. How can we describe and measure the behaviour of bilingual groups? Comment définir et mesurer le comportement des groupes humains bilingues? 259 6. How can we describe and measure the incidence and distribution of bilingualism? Comment définir et mesurer l'incidence et la répartition du bilinguisme? 303 Additional Comments / Commentaires de portée générale 367 Resolutions / Résolutions 375 Conclusion 379 Annex 1/Annexe 1: Problèmes du bilinguisme au Canada 385 Annex 2/Annexe 2: List of Participante/Liste des congressistes 421 Annex 3/Annexe 3: Index Librorum 435 In June 1967 the Canadian National Commission for Unesco and the Université de Moncton jointly sponsored an international seminar on bilingualism. Although 1967 was Canada's centennial year, the seminar was concerned only incidentally with bilingualism in Canada. Instead, bilingualism was considered as the essential element in communication between language irrespective of national boundaries. Participants included linguists, psychologists, and sociologists. The report shows that the interdisciplinary discussions carried on at Moncton were fruitful; that significant questions about bilingualism were raised and an improvement in communication between specialists from different traditions, languages, and cultures were effected. This volumes makes a valuable contribution toward establishing a general theory of bilingualism. In June 1967 the Canadian National Commission for Unesco and the Université de Moncton jointly sponsored an international seminar on bilingualism. The report shows that the interdisciplinary discussions carried on at Moncton were fruitful and that significant questions about bilingualism were raised