Reassessing Gallo as a regional language in France
Language Emancipation vs. Monolingual Language Ideology
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4178335 |
|---|---|
| Authors | John Shaun Nolan (0000-0003-0082-8978, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 2011 |
| Issue | 209 |
| Publication date | 2011-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1515/ijsl.2011.023 |
| OpenAlex | W2316459495 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 7 |
This paper discusses the applicability of language emancipation to the regional languages of France and shows that, from a historical and contemporary perspective, it is very relevant for these languages. In particular, Gallo, Eastern Brittany's O<l language variety, provides a pertinent grass roots illustration of many of the issues addressed through the concept of language emancipation. However, the historical and contemporary entrenchment of a monolingual and centralist language ideology which is vehemently opposed to pluralist language ideology in France means that, if language emancipation is to be socio-politically acceptable, some degree of care has to be exercised in the manner in which it is presented and what facets are emphasized in the French context. Indeed, through their long established activism in favor of regional languages in the education system, regional language movements and not least the Gallo movement are already well-positioned to promote one of the main and most compelling arguments for contemporary language emancipation: this is that an active knowledge of two or more languages, including a regional language, is beneficial to the individual and to society in general. Only a "language attitudes shift" can create the conditions for genuine language emancipation in France
Emancipation · Ideology · Language ideology · Linguistics · Political science · Politics · Sociolinguistics · Sociology · French Language Learning Methods · Historical Linguistics and Language Studies · Law · Linguistic and Sociocultural Studies · Philosophy
The role of Gallo in the identity of Upper-Breton school pupils of the language variety and their parents
School and Extended Family in the Transmission and Revitalisation of Gallo in Upper-Brittany
Linguistic Competence and Regional Identity in Brittany
Problèmes méthodologiques de l'évaluation des pratiques socio-linguistiques en langues "régionales" ou "minoritaires
An integrative approach to language attitudes and identity in Brittany
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 0,25 |
| Citation span | 2014 - 2024 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |