18 Social History of the Galician Language
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Henrique Monteagudo
Abstract
This chapter presents the historical constitution process of the Galician linguistic system, as a set of specific linguistic characteristics associated with a particular territory and a specific population. The Galician language experienced two main moments of development, separated by a period of subordination. The first one took place in the 12th-15th centuries and resulted in the individualisation of Galician Romance. Lacking institutions and power centres to enable its autonomous development, Galician fell very early into the Castilian orbit; from the beginning of the 16th century, it lost its written use and was displaced by Castilian as a language of power and culture. From the mid-19th century Rexurdimento on, however, Galician has been undergoing a process of resurgence.
Abstract
This chapter presents the historical constitution process of the Galician linguistic system, as a set of specific linguistic characteristics associated with a particular territory and a specific population. The Galician language experienced two main moments of development, separated by a period of subordination. The first one took place in the 12th-15th centuries and resulted in the individualisation of Galician Romance. Lacking institutions and power centres to enable its autonomous development, Galician fell very early into the Castilian orbit; from the beginning of the 16th century, it lost its written use and was displaced by Castilian as a language of power and culture. From the mid-19th century Rexurdimento on, however, Galician has been undergoing a process of resurgence.
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- 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
