Normalizing bilingualism
The effects of the Catalonian linguistic normalization policy one generation after1
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3631325 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Michael Newman (0000-0002-8581-3152, City University of New York), Mireia Trenchs‐parera, Mireia Trenchs Parera (0000-0003-1646-550X, City University of New York), Shukhan Ng (0000-0001-6440-7449, City University of New York) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 306-333 |
| Publication date | 2008-06-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Sociolinguistics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1360-6441 • E-ISSN: 1467-9841 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1467-9841.2008.00369.x |
| OpenAlex | W2168679888 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 39 |
| References cited | 16 |
This study examines the evolution of language attitudes of linguistically diverse adolescents in urban Catalonia a generation after the instauration of Linguistic Normalization, official language policies favoring Catalan. Woolard (1984, 1989) and Woolard and Gahng's (1990) classic Catalan/Spanish matched guise studies are used as a baseline. Current data come from a modified and expanded replication of those original studies. Findings show: (1) differences in attitudes between youths of Spanish and Catalan background have softened; (2) disparities in Status and Solidarity have evened out; (3) language choice can be highly gendered; and (4) bilingual proficiency is now valued by and for both communities. The support for bilingualism and the easing of divisions are understood as signs of increased 'linguistic cosmopolitanism,' a stance that looks beyond parochial own-group communities and favors bridging linguistic boundaries. The significance is that minority languages can be valued when they take on such symbolic roles
Catalan · Cosmopolitanism · Linguistics · Neuroscience of multilingualism · Normalization (sociology · Political science · Sociology · Solidarity · Anthropology · Gender Studies in Language · Law · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Multilingual Education and Policy · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 2.29 |
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| Citation span | 2009 - 2026 (18) |
| Highly cited | No |