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Catalonia: The Geographical and Historical Context of the Language Question.
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Wright, Sue – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1998
Presents an overview of the geological and historical context of Catalan, explaining that today, Catalonia has both a political and cultural definition. Section 1 focuses on territory in political and cultural terms. Section 2 discusses Catalan and the Romance dialect continuum. Section 3 examines cultural centers and political allegiances. (SM)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Dialects, Foreign Countries, Geography
Language, Democracy, and Devolution in Catalonia.
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Strubell, Miquel – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1998
Argues that in Europe over several centuries, the relationship between democracy and language policy in multilingual countries has been complex, noting that Catalan has thrived in democratic periods where devolution has advanced, and the causes of most problems facing Catalan are nonlinguistic. The paper examines language and democracy, language…
Descriptors: Democracy, Demography, Dialects, Foreign Countries