PDF] The future of Catalan: language endangerment and nationalist

In this chapter, I undertake a critical analysis of a recent public debate on the future of the Catalan language on the basis of a corpus of newspaper articles. Catalan is, together with Spanish, the official language of Catalonia and is spoken by over half of the country¿s population of 7 million. However, Spanish is the language most widely used in large urban centers such as Barcelona, which leads to recurrent debates on whether Catalan will eventually die out as a result of continuous immigration and the internationalization of the economy, politics and the media. My analysis does not address these concerns as such, but the social and political grounds of the debate analysed, as well as its implications for different sectors of Catalan society. I will show that the debate was not politically neutral, but constituted a site of struggle for power and resources.

PDF] Prospects for an Endangered Language: The Effects of Stigmatization, Group Sentiment and Standardization Movements on the Future of the Kashubian Language

Catalan and Spanish in an independent Catalonia: Linguistic authority and officiality, Language in Society

PDF) Language policy and national identity: the case of Catalonia after the transition to democracy

PDF) Language policy and national identity: the case of Catalonia after the transition to democracy

Catalan Nationalism

Full article: Language endangerment and revitalisation as elements of regimes of truth: shifting terminology to shift perspective

(PDF) Linguistic mudes: How to become a new speaker in Catalonia (Text is freely available on IJSL website)

The language of conflict: The relationship between linguistic vitality and conflict intensity - Mike Medeiros, 2017

Relationship between ideology and language in the Catalan independence context

Unveiling pathways for the fissure among secessionists and unionists in Catalonia: identities, family language, and media influence

Are the Catalans content with the outcome of the Spanish transition to democracy? Is there a future for Catalan nationalism within the EU? How does

Catalan Nationalism

PDF) Language Endangerment and Language Revitalization in a minority (post)colonial setting: the Galician case