Chapter 4. For a prospective sociology of language
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Ernest Querol Puig
Abstract
The paper begins by defining the term prospective and goes on to analyze the studies that have been carried out “significantly, only in Catalonia” to predict the future of the Catalan language. Firstly, a critical analysis is made of ‘pseudo-prophetic’ studies – which cannot be considered prospective – that are based on an inability to contemplate a monolingual future, a dream that began with the onset of democracy. The second part of the paper deals with studies that, conversely, can be termed prospective and the third part highlights the advantages of prospective studies and suggests that they be used in language sociology, particularly in the areas of planning and language policy in order to both foresee and prevent.
Abstract
The paper begins by defining the term prospective and goes on to analyze the studies that have been carried out “significantly, only in Catalonia” to predict the future of the Catalan language. Firstly, a critical analysis is made of ‘pseudo-prophetic’ studies – which cannot be considered prospective – that are based on an inability to contemplate a monolingual future, a dream that began with the onset of democracy. The second part of the paper deals with studies that, conversely, can be termed prospective and the third part highlights the advantages of prospective studies and suggests that they be used in language sociology, particularly in the areas of planning and language policy in order to both foresee and prevent.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface ix
- Chapter 1. Catalan sociolinguistics 1
- Chapter 2. History of the group GCS/ASOLC/SOCS 15
- Chapter 3. Linguistic ecology 29
- Chapter 4. For a prospective sociology of language 39
- Chapter 5. Is there a social history of the Catalan language? 55
- Chapter 6. Research on language codification 67
- Chapter 7. The process of normalising Catalan in the media 93
- Chapter 8. The (limited) contribution of Catalan political science to Catalan sociolinguistics 107
- Chapter 9. Forty years of language policy in Catalonia (1980–2020) 119
- Chapter 10. From normalisation to sustainability 139
- Chapter 11. Language law in the Catalan domain 159
- Chapter 12. The economics of language 173
- Chapter 13. Demolinguistics in Catalan-speaking territories 183
- Chapter 14. The linguistic transmission of Catalan 195
- Chapter 15. Research on educational sociolinguistics in the Catalan-speaking area 207
- Chapter 16. Language and social psychology research in Catalan sociolinguistics 245
- Chapter 17. Linguistic anthropology 261
- Chapter 18. New speakers 275
- Chapter 19. Pragmatics and discourse analysis 297
- Chapter 20. The kaleidoscopic universe of the sociolinguistics of variation in the Catalan language 313
- Index 331
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Prelim pages i
- Table of contents v
- Preface ix
- Chapter 1. Catalan sociolinguistics 1
- Chapter 2. History of the group GCS/ASOLC/SOCS 15
- Chapter 3. Linguistic ecology 29
- Chapter 4. For a prospective sociology of language 39
- Chapter 5. Is there a social history of the Catalan language? 55
- Chapter 6. Research on language codification 67
- Chapter 7. The process of normalising Catalan in the media 93
- Chapter 8. The (limited) contribution of Catalan political science to Catalan sociolinguistics 107
- Chapter 9. Forty years of language policy in Catalonia (1980–2020) 119
- Chapter 10. From normalisation to sustainability 139
- Chapter 11. Language law in the Catalan domain 159
- Chapter 12. The economics of language 173
- Chapter 13. Demolinguistics in Catalan-speaking territories 183
- Chapter 14. The linguistic transmission of Catalan 195
- Chapter 15. Research on educational sociolinguistics in the Catalan-speaking area 207
- Chapter 16. Language and social psychology research in Catalan sociolinguistics 245
- Chapter 17. Linguistic anthropology 261
- Chapter 18. New speakers 275
- Chapter 19. Pragmatics and discourse analysis 297
- Chapter 20. The kaleidoscopic universe of the sociolinguistics of variation in the Catalan language 313
- Index 331