Democratic policies for language revitalisation : the case of Catalan / edited by Miquel Strubell and Emili Boix-Fuster.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Strubell i Trueta, Miquel, 1949-

Boix, Emili, 1956-

Series:

Palgrave studies in minority languages and communities

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Catalan language--Social aspects--Spain.

Catalan language.

Catalan language--Social aspects.

Language policy.

Spain.

Language policy--Spain.

Language planning.

Sociolinguistics.

Physical Description:

xiii, 254 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.

Summary:

"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.

Contents:

Introduction / Miquel Strubell and Emili Boix-Fuster

La Catalanofonia: a community in search of linguistic normality / Miquel Àngel Pradilla-Cardona

The legal systems of the Catalan language / Jaume Vernet and Eva Pons

Policies governing the use of languages in relations between the authorities and the public / Isidor Marí Mayans

Language-in-education policies / F. Xavier Vila i Moreno

Policies promoting the use of Catalan in oral communications and to improve attitudes towards the language / Emili Boix-Fuster, Joan Melià and Brauli Montoya

Language policies in the public media and the promotion of Catalan in the private media, arts and information technologies / Josep Gifreu

Language policy in the world of business and consumer affairs: from non-existence to ineffectiveness / Albert Branchadell and Joan Melià

An overview of Catalan research into language policy and planning / Elena Heiderpriem-Olazábal.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780230285125

0230285120

OCLC:

698626378