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In:Handbook of Terminology: Volume 1
Edited by Hendrik J. Kockaert and Frieda Steurs
[Handbook of Terminology 1] 2015
► pp. 489–504

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Language policies and terminology policies in Canada

 | Ontario government | York University
Published online: 13 March 2015
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https://doi.org/10.1075/hot.1.lan2
Article outline
  • 1.Introduction
  • 2.Language and terminology policies at the national level
  • 3.Language policies and terminology at the provincial level
  • 4.Language policies and terminology at the territorial level
  • 5.Multiculturalism
  • 6.Conclusion
  • References
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