Resumen de Discussing language, asserting authority: standard language ideology in Montréal's "Le Pays" (1852-1871)
This article explores links between language and power from the specific standpoint of standard language ideology, which significantly colored the Québec discourse surrounding the French language from the mid-19th century onwards. More particularly, the article sets out to uncover the ideological dimension of discourses on language correction as set forth in the Montréal newspaper Le Pays (1852–1871). Such discourses were frequently aimed not at informing readers about the linguistic norm, but rather at discrediting political opponents of the newspaper in question, who were accused of abusing the French language.
