11 Language and Society
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Bernadette O’Rourke
Abstract
This chapter looks at contemporary debates about language and society in Galicia. It examines the sociolinguistic dynamics of language shift and revitalisation and how these dynamics are played out in twenty-first century Galicia. The chapter takes a look at the way in which social and economic changes in Galician society, within the broader context of modernisation and globalisation, have impacted on language attitudes, practices and ideologies. It explores the role and relationship of language to identity in current day Galicia, considering a broad understanding of identity as both ethnocultural and individualized. The chapter also examines the centrality of the debate around language policies in Galicia, focusing on the significance of the 1983 Language Act. It assesses the effects this had on public visibility of the language. It also reflects on the different understandings of concepts such as linguistic normalisation and bilingualism which have presented themselves over the course of more than three decades of policy initiatives. Attention will also be given to recent developments in Galician language activism which came about in reaction to language policy changes over recent years. In this context it looks at how these developments have brought Galician into new spaces and is taken up by new profiles of speakers.
Abstract
This chapter looks at contemporary debates about language and society in Galicia. It examines the sociolinguistic dynamics of language shift and revitalisation and how these dynamics are played out in twenty-first century Galicia. The chapter takes a look at the way in which social and economic changes in Galician society, within the broader context of modernisation and globalisation, have impacted on language attitudes, practices and ideologies. It explores the role and relationship of language to identity in current day Galicia, considering a broad understanding of identity as both ethnocultural and individualized. The chapter also examines the centrality of the debate around language policies in Galicia, focusing on the significance of the 1983 Language Act. It assesses the effects this had on public visibility of the language. It also reflects on the different understandings of concepts such as linguistic normalisation and bilingualism which have presented themselves over the course of more than three decades of policy initiatives. Attention will also be given to recent developments in Galician language activism which came about in reaction to language policy changes over recent years. In this context it looks at how these developments have brought Galician into new spaces and is taken up by new profiles of speakers.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Contents VII
- Abbreviations IX
- Introduction 1
- 1 Galician and Romance Linguistics 5
- 2 Phonetics and Phonology 19
- 3 Inflectional Morphology 53
- 4 Word Formation 77
- 5 Syntax 107
- 6 Phraseology 157
- 7 Lexicography 173
- 8 Discourse Markers 193
- 9 Dialectal Variation 217
- 10 Spoken and Written Language 243
- 11 Language and Society 259
- 12 Galician-Spanish Language Contact 281
- 13 Codification and Standard Language 303
- 14 Terminology and Neology 319
- 15 Language and Education 335
- 16 Galician and the Media 353
- 17 Language and Emigration 373
- 18 Social History of the Galician Language 393
- 19 The Emergence of Galician as a Written Language 427
- 20 Historical Phonetics and Phonology 441
- 21 Historical Morphology 465
- 22 History of Galician Lexicon 493
- 23 Onomastics 517
- 24 Linguistic Historiography 537
- List of Contributors 559
- Index 561
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Contents VII
- Abbreviations IX
- Introduction 1
- 1 Galician and Romance Linguistics 5
- 2 Phonetics and Phonology 19
- 3 Inflectional Morphology 53
- 4 Word Formation 77
- 5 Syntax 107
- 6 Phraseology 157
- 7 Lexicography 173
- 8 Discourse Markers 193
- 9 Dialectal Variation 217
- 10 Spoken and Written Language 243
- 11 Language and Society 259
- 12 Galician-Spanish Language Contact 281
- 13 Codification and Standard Language 303
- 14 Terminology and Neology 319
- 15 Language and Education 335
- 16 Galician and the Media 353
- 17 Language and Emigration 373
- 18 Social History of the Galician Language 393
- 19 The Emergence of Galician as a Written Language 427
- 20 Historical Phonetics and Phonology 441
- 21 Historical Morphology 465
- 22 History of Galician Lexicon 493
- 23 Onomastics 517
- 24 Linguistic Historiography 537
- List of Contributors 559
- Index 561
