Allophone (Canadian usage) - Definition and Overview

This is article is about the term used in Quebec and Canada. For the use of this term in linguistics, see allophone.

In Quebec, an allophone is someone whose first language or language of use is neither English nor French. The term is also sometimes used in other parts of Canada. It is formed from the Greek roots allos, meaning other, and phone, meaning sound or voice.

Compare the terms anglophone and francophone, which designate people whose first or adoptive languages are English and French, respectively.

External link

• Government of Canada, Secretariat for Official Language Minority Communities (http://www.hrdc-drhc.gc.ca/dept/solmc-scmlo/publication/perspective00/part3_d.shtml)