The Franco-Calgarians: French Language, Leisure, and Linguistic Life-style in an Anglophone City

by Robert A. Stebbins

Many of North America's francophones live and work in large Anglophone cities, immersed in overwhelming English-speaking environments, yet they manage to keep their language and culture alive. In this study Robert A. Stebbins finds that francophone culture in Calgary flourishes primarily through leisure activities.

Stebbins was a participant and an observer in Calgary's French community between 1987 and 1992. In 1992 he conducted unstructured...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802075770
• ISBN13: 9780802075772
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.53 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher