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MOTHER TONGUE POPULATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-06-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Marketing Research
- Regulations and Standards (Food)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- test market food
1, record 1, English, test%20market%20food
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Test market foods are not exempt from bilingual labelling requirements when both official languages are the mother tongue of less than 10% of the population residing in a local government unit. 1, record 1, English, - test%20market%20food
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A test market food includes food for which a manufacturer or distributor has been issued a temporary marketing authorization letter under FDR [Food and Drug Regulations]. 1, record 1, English, - test%20market%20food
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Étude du marché
- Réglementation et normalisation (Alimentation)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- aliment d'essai
1, record 1, French, aliment%20d%27essai
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les aliments d'essai ne sont pas exemptés des exigences en matière d'étiquetage bilingue lorsque les deux langues officielles sont les langues maternelles de moins de dix pour cent de la population résidente de la collectivité locale. 1, record 1, French, - aliment%20d%27essai
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Il peut s'agir d'un aliment pour lequel un fabricant ou un distributeur a obtenu une lettre d'autorisation de mise en marché temporaire en vertu du RAD [Règlement sur les aliments et drogues]. 1, record 1, French, - aliment%20d%27essai
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-08-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- index of ability
1, record 2, English, index%20of%20ability
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
- Kn/MT 1, record 2, English, Kn%2FMT
see observation
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Index that] compares the number of people who report being able to speak the language with the number who have that Aboriginal language as a mother tongue. 1, record 2, English, - index%20of%20ability
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Index of ability(Kn/MT)... If for every 100 people with a specific Aboriginal mother tongue, more than 100 persons in the overall population are able to speak that language, some clearly learned it as a second language either in school or later in life. This may suggest some degree of language revival. 1, record 2, English, - index%20of%20ability
Record 2, Key term(s)
- ability index
- language ability index
- index of language ability
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- indice d'habileté
1, record 2, French, indice%20d%27habilet%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
- Kn/MT 1, record 2, French, Kn%2FMT
see observation
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Indice qui] compare le nombre de personnes qui disent pouvoir parler la langue au nombre de personnes dont c'est la langue maternelle autochtone. 1, record 2, French, - indice%20d%27habilet%C3%A9
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Indice d'habileté (Kn/MT) [...] Si pour toutes les 100 personnes d'une langue autochtone donnée, plus de 100 personnes sur l'ensemble de la population peuvent parler la langue, de toute évidence certaines de ces personnes ont appris cette langue comme langue seconde, à l'école ou ailleurs. Un tel indice peut laisser croire à un certain degré de résurgence de la langue. 1, record 2, French, - indice%20d%27habilet%C3%A9
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2001-08-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- mother tongue population
1, record 3, English, mother%20tongue%20population
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- population by mother tongue 2, record 3, English, population%20by%20mother%20tongue
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Those people whose first language learned at home, and still understood, is an Aboriginal language. 1, record 3, English, - mother%20tongue%20population
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In Quebec, the proportion of Anglophones has declined continuously, dropping from 14% in 1951 to 9% in 1996. This has resulted largely from the English mother tongue population leaving Quebec to live in other provinces, particularly during the 1970s. 3, record 3, English, - mother%20tongue%20population
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Mother tongue is defined ... as the first language a person learned at home in childhood and still understood at the time of the census. 3, record 3, English, - mother%20tongue%20population
Record 3, Key term(s)
- mother-tongue population
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- population par langue maternelle
1, record 3, French, population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- population de langue maternelle 2, record 3, French, population%20de%20langue%20maternelle
correct, feminine noun
- population selon la langue maternelle 1, record 3, French, population%20selon%20la%20langue%20maternelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personnes pour qui la première langue apprise à la maison et encore comprise est une langue autochtone. 3, record 3, French, - population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
À l'intérieur de la région gestionnaire de Timmins, la décomposition de la population par langue maternelle varie grandement. Par exemple, à Kapuskasing, la plupart des répondants ont nommé le français comme langue maternelle, tandis qu'à Kirkland Lake, la langue dominante est l'anglais. 1, record 3, French, - population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
De 1971 à 1996, la proportion de la population de langue maternelle autre que le français ou l'anglais (allophones) est passée de 13 % à près de 17 %. La langue maternelle est définie comme étant la langue apprise en premier lieu à la maison dans l'enfance et encore comprise au moment du recensement. 4, record 3, French, - population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
langue maternelle : Première langue apprise au sein de la famille. 5, record 3, French, - population%20par%20langue%20maternelle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-08-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Demography
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- language continuity index
1, record 4, English, language%20continuity%20index
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- linguistic continuity index 2, record 4, English, linguistic%20continuity%20index
correct
- HL/MT 3, record 4, English, HL%2FMT
see observation
- HL/MT 3, record 4, English, HL%2FMT
- index of linguistic continuity 1, record 4, English, index%20of%20linguistic%20continuity
correct
- index of continuity 4, record 4, English, index%20of%20continuity
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Index that] measures language continuity, or vitality, by comparing the number of those who speak a given language at home to the number of those who learned that language as their mother tongue. 3, record 4, English, - language%20continuity%20index
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Much of the drop in the target student population can be attributed to non-transmission of the language at home. With a language continuity index of about 70% since 1971, the target student population is expected to drop even more sharply. The school definitely plays a role in this transmission and, clearly, measures that ensure the transmission of French must continue to be implemented, because the right to instruction in French will be lost if French is no longer used as a mother tongue by the target student population or as a language of instruction. 5, record 4, English, - language%20continuity%20index
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In Ontario, as revealed by the index of continuity, only 63% of the French mother tongue population speaks that language at home. 6, record 4, English, - language%20continuity%20index
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Index of continuity(HL/MT)... A ratio less than 100 indicates some decline in the strength of the language(i. e., for every 100 people with an Aboriginal mother tongue, there are fewer than 100 in the overall population who use it at home). The lower the score, the greater the decline or erosion. 3, record 4, English, - language%20continuity%20index
Record 4, Key term(s)
- index of language continuity
- language-continuity index
- linguistic-continuity index
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Démographie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- indice de continuité linguistique
1, record 4, French, indice%20de%20continuit%C3%A9%20linguistique
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- indice de continuité 2, record 4, French, indice%20de%20continuit%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Indice qui] mesure la continuité d'une langue, ou sa vitalité, en calculant le rapport entre le nombre de personnes qui parlent la langue à la maison et le nombre de personnes dont c'est la langue maternelle. 2, record 4, French, - indice%20de%20continuit%C3%A9%20linguistique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par indice de continuité, on entend le rapport de l'effectif des personnes déclarant une langue d'usage donnée à l'effectif des personnes ayant la langue maternelle correspondante. 1, record 4, French, - indice%20de%20continuit%C3%A9%20linguistique
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Indice de continuité (HL/MT) [...] Un ratio inférieur à 100 indique un certain déclin de la langue (pour toutes les 100 personnes de langue maternelle autochtone, moins de 100 personnes sur l'ensemble de la population utilisent encore cette langue à la maison). Plus le ratio est faible, plus grand est son déclin ou son érosion. 2, record 4, French, - indice%20de%20continuit%C3%A9%20linguistique
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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