| Revision as of 07:43, 11 April 2007 editJoeldl (talk | contribs)3,344 edits neutrality tag← Previous edit | Revision as of 08:38, 11 April 2007 edit undoLaval (talk | contribs)Extended confirmed users6,123 editsm what consensus? there is no consensus for your POV version filled with tons of WP:ORNext edit → | ||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| ⚫ | #REDIRECT ] | ||
| {{neutrality}} | |||
| {{otheruses4|the use of the term Québécois in the English language|the newspaper|Le Québécois}} | |||
| {{otheruses4||the province in Canada|Quebec}} | |||
| {{Infobox Ethnic group | |||
| |group = Québécois | |||
| |image = ]] | |||
| |poptime = 6 million | |||
| ⚫ | |||
| |langs = ], ] | |||
| |rels = ], ] | |||
| |related = ], ], ]s, ], ], ] | |||
| }} | |||
| {{Wiktionarypar|Québécois}} | |||
| A '''Québécois''' ({{IPA2|ke.be'kwa}}), or in the ] '''Québécoise''' (IPA: {{IPA|}}), is a native or resident of the ] province of ], but may also specifically refer to a ] or ] native or inhabitant of the province.<ref>{{cite web | title= "Quebecois." ''Main entry. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition''|date=2003|accessdate=2007-03-16 |url=http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/quebecois}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title= "Québecois." A.a. ''The Oxford English Dictionary Online'' |date= 2000-03 |accessdate=2007-03-16 |url=http://dictionary.oed.com/cgi/entry/50194642?single=1&query_type=word&queryword=Quebecois&first=1&max_to_show=10}}</ref> The term may also refer to someone who identifies with Quebec's French-speaking majority culture. | |||
| In English, '''Quebecer''' or '''Quebecker''' ({{pronounced|kwəˈbɛkɚ}} or {{IPA|}}) is used to refer to any resident of Quebec, including ]s or ] natives or residents of Quebec.<ref>{{cite web | title= "Quebecer." ''Main entry. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition''|date=2003|accessdate=2007-03-16 |url=http://www.m-w.com/dictionary/Quebecer}}</ref> | |||
| With a lower-case initial, the word ''quebecois'' can refer to ], a variant of the ] spoken by Quebec's population. As an adjective, it can refer to ] or the culture of French Canadians living in Quebec. | |||
| In French, ''Québécois'' refers to a native or any resident of Quebec or ]. In a cultural context, it can also refer to a ] living in Quebec, or, as an adjective, refers to French Canadian culture in Quebec. <ref>{{Citation | title = Petit Robert. Dictionaire de la langue française. | last = Robert | first = Paul | publisher = Les Dictionnaires Roberts-Canada S.C.C. | location = Montreal | year = 1984 | page = isbn = 2-85036-066-X }} "''Specialt.'' (répandu v. 1965). Du groupe ethnique et linguistique canadien français composant la majorité de la population du Québec. Littérature québécoise; cinéma québécoise."</ref> | |||
| == Origin of Name == | |||
| The term ''Québécois'' replaced '']'' as an expression of cultural and nationalist identity among French Canadians in Quebec during the ] of the 1960's. Whereas the predominant French Canadian nationalism and identity of previous generations involved a pan-Canadian identity based on the protection of the ], the ], and Church-run institutions all over Canada, the modern Quebecois identity would be secular and based on a ] ideal of the Quebec State promoting French Canadian culture and language in the arts, education, and business within the territory of Quebec. Politically, this resulted in a movement towards more autonomy and an internal debate on Quebec independence and the roll of language that continues to this day. | |||
| <ref>{{cite web | |||
| | last = Bélanger | |||
| | first = Claude | |||
| | title = The social-democratic nationalism: 1945 to today | |||
| | work = Quebec Nationalism | |||
| | publisher = Marianopolis College | |||
| | date = ] | |||
| | url = http://www2.marianopolis.edu/quebechistory/events/natpart4.htm | |||
| | accessdate = 2007-04-05 }}</ref> | |||
| == Québécois nation == | |||
| The '''Québécois nation''' was recognized in a near-unanimous motion of Prime Minister ] adopted by the ] on ] ]. The motion proposed that ''"... this House recognize that the Québécois form a nation within a united Canada"'', with the Prime Minister specifying that he was using the ''"cultural"'' and ''"sociological"'' as opposed the ''"legal"'' sense of the word ''"nation"''. The Prime Minister emphasized that the motion was a symbolic political nature, representing no constitutional change, no recognition of Quebec sovereignty, and no legal change in its political relations within the federation.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/11/27/nation-vote.html | title = House passes motion recognizing Québécois as nation | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | date = 2006-11-27 | acessdate = 2006-12-21}}</ref>. The ] has further elaborated, stating that the motion's definition of Quebecois relies on personal decisions to ] as Quebecois, and therefore is ambiguous, carrying no legal weight.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2006/12/19/harper-motion.html?ref=rss | title = Who's a Québécois? Harper isn't sure | publisher = Canadian Broadcasting Corporation | date = 2006-12-19 | acessdate = 2006-12-21}}</ref> | |||
| == English usage == | |||
| English expressions employing the term stress the distinction between the ethno-cultural and sociological sense of ''Québécois'' and the legal and civic sense of ''Quebecer'' or ''Quebec''. | |||
| *'''Québécois people''' | |||
| *'''Québécois society''' | |||
| *'''Québécois nation''' | |||
| == French expressions used in English == | |||
| French expressions employing "Québécois" are often used in English. Here the sense of the word remains ambiguous. | |||
| *''']''' - Provincial-level political party that supports Quebec independence from Canada | |||
| *''']''' - Federal-level political party that supports Quebec independence from Canada | |||
| *'''Québécois de (vieille) souche''' - "old-stock Quebecer" - Quebecer that can trace his or her ancestry back to the regime of ]. | |||
| *'''Québécois pure laine''' - "true blue" or "dyed-in-the-wool" Quebecker - usually means the same as ''Québécois de vieille souche'', but originally referred to an ardent Quebec nationalist; the term is resented by ]s because it was often used by nationalists to question the belonging of minority groups who are, by and large, cool to ]; the term has fallen out of favour since it has been used by opponents of Quebec nationalism to highlight its perceived exclusion of minorities. | |||
| ==French usage== | |||
| *'''Les Québécois et Québécoises''' (masculine and feminine genders) to include women when referring to Quebecers as a whole. | |||
| *'''Le Québec aux Québécois''' - "Quebec for Québécois" - slogan often chanted at Quebec nationalist rallies or protests. | |||
| ==References== | |||
| {{reflist}} | |||
| <ref>{{cite journal| last = Young| first = David | authorlink = David Young | title = Céline Dion, the ADISQ Controversy, and the Anglophone Press in Canada | journal = Canadian Journal of Communication | volume = 24 | issue = 4 | date = ]| publisher = Public Knowledge Project | url = http://www.cjc-online.ca/viewarticle.php?id=547&layout=html | format = ] | id = ISSN: 1499-6642 | accessdate = 2007-03-16 }}</ref> | |||
| <ref>{{cite web| http://spqlibre.org/default.aspx?page=44&NewsId=68 | last = Dubuc| first = Pierre | authorlink = Pierre Dubuc | title = Sans nous qui est Québécois ? | publisher = SPQ Libre! (Syndicalistes et progressistes pour un Québec libre) |date = ]| url = http://spqlibre.org/default.aspx?page=44&NewsId=68 | accessdate = 2007-04-08}}</ref> | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| {{portalpar|Quebec}} | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| *] | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
| ] | |||
Revision as of 08:38, 11 April 2007
Redirect to: