13 Codification and Standard Language
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Serafín Alonso Pintos
Abstract
The history of the constitution of a standard language model for Galician began in the nineteenth century and a written norm was not made official or social until almost the end of the twentieth century. In this study, a historical overview is provided of the different proposals made for the written codification of Galician over the last two hundred years. Firstly, the conventions adopted by nineteenth-century writers and grammarians, who sought to construct a model for written language based on Spanish, are reviewed. This model continued to be modified in subsequent decades through different proposals which vary and combine the differentialist trend, the respect for popular speech, and the approach to standard Portuguese. The current standard variety of Galician is based upon this tradition and an avowed intention to respect the language spoken by the community.
Abstract
The history of the constitution of a standard language model for Galician began in the nineteenth century and a written norm was not made official or social until almost the end of the twentieth century. In this study, a historical overview is provided of the different proposals made for the written codification of Galician over the last two hundred years. Firstly, the conventions adopted by nineteenth-century writers and grammarians, who sought to construct a model for written language based on Spanish, are reviewed. This model continued to be modified in subsequent decades through different proposals which vary and combine the differentialist trend, the respect for popular speech, and the approach to standard Portuguese. The current standard variety of Galician is based upon this tradition and an avowed intention to respect the language spoken by the community.
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
