How green is their valley? Subjective vitality of Welsh language and culture in the Chubut Province, Argentina

Bibliographic Data

ID4772375
AuthorsIan Johnson (0000-0002-9476-6220, Cardiff University, corresponding author)
Year2009
Volume2009
Issue195
Publication date2009-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueInternational Journal of the Sociology of Language (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0165-2516 • E-ISSN: 1613-3668
PublisherWalter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.1515/ijsl.2009.009
OpenAlexW2045667751
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited13

Drawing upon the theories and taxonomy of vitality, suggested by Giles, Bourhis, and Taylor (1977), a questionnaire was developed to uncover the subjective perceptions of Welsh language and culture in the Chubut Province. This questionnaire was distributed between September and November 2004 in seven locations with 369 completed questionnaires being returned by inhabitants of these municipalities. The distribution of the questionnaires included a wide cross-section of society to reflect perceptions of the strength of the Welsh language among the society as a whole and not just the Welsh community. This article concentrates upon important questions relating to the current perceptions of the strength of Welsh language and Welsh culture and perceptions of the prevailing historical and future trends. Analysis of the questionnaire results shows positive trends in informants' responses linked to the informants' affiliation to the Welsh community, fluency in oral Welsh, and location. Some significant differences exist according to the informants' age and the region of the province in which they live

Archaeology · Geography · Perception · Sociology · Vitality · Welsh · Gender Studies · Historical Studies of British Isles · Linguistic Variation and Morphology · Philippine History and Culture · Psychology