Abstracts
Résumé
De nombreux locuteurs de la langue inuit à Iqaluit (Nunavut) expriment le désir que la situation linguistique évolue idéalement vers un bilinguisme stable. Néanmoins, les efforts de promotion de la langue inuit n’infléchissent pas nettement la dynamique de perte de la langue dans la capitale du territoire. Étudier le rôle de l’écriture dans la recherche de ce bilinguisme stable permet une meilleure compréhension des choix langagiers chez les locuteurs bilingues. Les attitudes des locuteurs montrent que pour consolider la transmission intergénérationnelle il faut prendre en compte une tendance à la marginalisation de l’écrit en langue inuit au quotidien.
Abstract
Many speakers of the Inuit language in Iqaluit (Nunavut) wish for an evolution of the current linguistic situation towards an ideal situation of stable bilingualism. However, efforts at promoting the Inuit language do not clearly challenge the dynamics of language loss in the capital of the territory. An inquiry about the role of literacy in the search for stable bilingualism allows for a better understanding of language choices among bilingual speakers. The attitudes of the speakers show that in order to strengthen intergenerational transmission one must take into account a tendency to marginalise Inuit language literacy in daily life.
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