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Chapter 13. Demolinguistics in Catalan-speaking territories

  • Joaquim Torres
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Catalan Sociolinguistics
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Abstract

The article starts by explaining the origins of “demolinguistics” and the reasons behind its emergence and goes on to assess how it has stretched to other parts of the world. The paper then goes into further depth on the emergence of this discipline in the Catalan language domain and, in particular, its evolution in this sphere. This evolution is divided into five stages; two of them date back to the past century and the other three date from the 21st century. The paper then outlines the main issues that demolinguistics deals with in the Catalan sphere and, to conclude, it lists a number of key challenges that the discipline faces.

Abstract

The article starts by explaining the origins of “demolinguistics” and the reasons behind its emergence and goes on to assess how it has stretched to other parts of the world. The paper then goes into further depth on the emergence of this discipline in the Catalan language domain and, in particular, its evolution in this sphere. This evolution is divided into five stages; two of them date back to the past century and the other three date from the 21st century. The paper then outlines the main issues that demolinguistics deals with in the Catalan sphere and, to conclude, it lists a number of key challenges that the discipline faces.

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Chapter 1. Catalan sociolinguistics 1
  5. Chapter 2. History of the group GCS/ASOLC/SOCS 15
  6. Chapter 3. Linguistic ecology 29
  7. Chapter 4. For a prospective sociology of language 39
  8. Chapter 5. Is there a social history of the Catalan language? 55
  9. Chapter 6. Research on language codification 67
  10. Chapter 7. The process of normalising Catalan in the media 93
  11. Chapter 8. The (limited) contribution of Catalan political science to Catalan sociolinguistics 107
  12. Chapter 9. Forty years of language policy in Catalonia (1980–2020) 119
  13. Chapter 10. From normalisation to sustainability 139
  14. Chapter 11. Language law in the Catalan domain 159
  15. Chapter 12. The economics of language 173
  16. Chapter 13. Demolinguistics in Catalan-speaking territories 183
  17. Chapter 14. The linguistic transmission of Catalan 195
  18. Chapter 15. Research on educational sociolinguistics in the Catalan-speaking area 207
  19. Chapter 16. Language and social psychology research in Catalan sociolinguistics 245
  20. Chapter 17. Linguistic anthropology 261
  21. Chapter 18. New speakers 275
  22. Chapter 19. Pragmatics and discourse analysis 297
  23. Chapter 20. The kaleidoscopic universe of the sociolinguistics of variation in the Catalan language 313
  24. Index 331
https://doi.org/10.1075/ivitra.32.13tor

Chapters in this book

  1. Prelim pages i
  2. Table of contents v
  3. Preface ix
  4. Chapter 1. Catalan sociolinguistics 1
  5. Chapter 2. History of the group GCS/ASOLC/SOCS 15
  6. Chapter 3. Linguistic ecology 29
  7. Chapter 4. For a prospective sociology of language 39
  8. Chapter 5. Is there a social history of the Catalan language? 55
  9. Chapter 6. Research on language codification 67
  10. Chapter 7. The process of normalising Catalan in the media 93
  11. Chapter 8. The (limited) contribution of Catalan political science to Catalan sociolinguistics 107
  12. Chapter 9. Forty years of language policy in Catalonia (1980–2020) 119
  13. Chapter 10. From normalisation to sustainability 139
  14. Chapter 11. Language law in the Catalan domain 159
  15. Chapter 12. The economics of language 173
  16. Chapter 13. Demolinguistics in Catalan-speaking territories 183
  17. Chapter 14. The linguistic transmission of Catalan 195
  18. Chapter 15. Research on educational sociolinguistics in the Catalan-speaking area 207
  19. Chapter 16. Language and social psychology research in Catalan sociolinguistics 245
  20. Chapter 17. Linguistic anthropology 261
  21. Chapter 18. New speakers 275
  22. Chapter 19. Pragmatics and discourse analysis 297
  23. Chapter 20. The kaleidoscopic universe of the sociolinguistics of variation in the Catalan language 313
  24. Index 331
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