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1 online resource (xiii, 254 pages) : illustrations |
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Palgrave studies in minority languages and communities |
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Palgrave studies in minority languages and communities.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgements -- Introduction; E. Boix & M. Strubell -- La Catalanofonia: A Community in Search of Linguistic Normality; M.A. Pradilla-Cardona -- The Legal Systems of the Catalan Language; J. Vernet & E. Pons -- Policies Governing the Use of Languages in Relations Between the Authorities and the Public; I. Mar̕ -- Language in Education Policies; F.X. Vila i Moreno -- Policies Promoting the Use of Catalan in Oral Communications and to Improve Attitudes Towards the Language; E. Boix, J. Melỉ & €B. Montoya -- Language Policies in the Public Media and the Promotion of Catalan in the Private Media, Arts and Information Technologies; J. Gifreu -- Language Policy in the World of Business and Consumer Affairs: From Non-Existence to Ineffectiveness; J. Melỉ -- An Overview of Catalan Research into Language Policy and Planning; E. Heiderpriem-Olaz̀bal -- Index |
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Machine generated contents note: -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction; E. Boix & M. Strubell -- La Catalanofonia: A Community in Search of Linguistic Normality; M.A. Pradilla-Cardona -- The Legal Systems of the Catalan Language; J. Vernet & E. Pons -- Policies Governing the Use of Languages in Relations Between the Authorities and the Public; I. Mari; -- Language in Education Policies; F.X. Vila i Moreno -- Policies Promoting the Use of Catalan in Oral Communications and to Improve Attitudes Towards the Language; E. Boix, J. Melià & B. Montoya -- Language Policies in the Public Media and the Promotion of Catalan in the Private Media, Arts and Information Technologies; J. Gifreu -- Language Policy in the World of Business and Consumer Affairs: From Non-Existence to Ineffectiveness; J. Melià -- An Overview of Catalan Research into Language Policy and Planning; E. Heiderpriem-Olazábal -- Index |
| Summary |
Who cares about the future of their language? How can the decay of linguistic diversity around the world be stopped, or even reversed? Can medium-sized language communities counter homogenizing forces: political subordination, immigration, globalization? The Catalan-speaking territories show that democratic language planning is feasible and can raise group self-esteem. The main Catalan-speaking communities in Spain (Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands) have regional parliaments that have enacted broadly similar legislation; nevertheless, using a comparative approach, the book also highlights striking differences between regional policies. It concentrates on the regionalised system defined in Spain's 1978 Constitution following decades of political repression. It provides the historical and sociolinguistic information that linguists and political scientists need to understand complex relationships: between language planning and policy, on one hand, and stereotypes, attitudes and political will, on the other. Leading academics have worked together to provide a critical appraisal of these policies and their success, thus filling a gap in the English-language literature on the subject |
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"A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in each of the main Spanish regions where it is spoken: Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands"-- Provided by publisher |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Catalan language -- Social aspects -- Spain
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Language policy -- Spain
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Language planning.
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Sociolinguistics.
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sociolinguistics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Sociolinguistics.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- Historical & Comparative.
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LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- Linguistics -- General.
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Catalan language -- Social aspects
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Language planning
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Language policy
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Sociolinguistics
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Spain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Strubell i Trueta, Miquel, 1949-
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Boix, Emili, 1956-
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| ISBN |
9780230312531 |
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0230312535 |
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9780230302426 |
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0230302424 |
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