Democratic Policies for Language Revitalisation The Case of Catalan [Hardcover]

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.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.Mar? 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.Meli? & 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.Meli? An Overview of Catalan Research into Language Policy and Planning; E.Heiderpriem-Olaz?bal Index

'This book is original in covering all of the Catalan-speaking areas to a grater oror lesser degree and providing detailed and up-to-date infromation on the laws, regulations and practices affecting the use of Catalan in all its historic territory... For anyone wanting to understand how Catalan has reached its current position, and to see how sophisticated langauge planning policies and implimentation strategies have contributed to its regeneration, editors Strubell and Boix-Fuster have produced an invaluable compilation of essays containg a wealth of refernces and information sources.' Anne Ife, Anglia Ruskin University, Current Issues in Language Planning, Sept. 2012

'...the details of a dynamic language policy situation presented here will no doubt prove illuminating when comparisons are ultimately drawn with other linguistic communities by other academics. Future scholarly outpulcC