8.1 Dialects
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Mar Massanell i Messalles
Abstract
This chapter on Catalan dialects contains three main sections followed by some concluding remarks. The first section deals with the linguistic area of Catalan, which is unevenly spread across four modern European states: Spain, Andorra, France and Italy. The second section presents the dialectal divisions of Catalan and consists of two subsections. The first subsection discusses the broad divide between Western and Eastern Catalan, which is based on the linguistic criteria proposed by Milà i Fontanals (1861), Fabra (1906) and Veny (121998, 11978). The second subsection, essentially following Alcover (1926) but rounded out by the subsequent work of Veny (121998, 11978), describes the further division of these two main blocks into six dialects, with Western Catalan subdivided into Northwestern and Valencian, and Eastern Catalan subdivided into Northern or Rossellonese, Central, Balearic and Alguerese. The third section provides further details on the main characteristics of these six dialects. The chapter closes with a summary of the fundamental linguistic variables affecting the dialectal diversity of Catalan and some final observations.
Abstract
This chapter on Catalan dialects contains three main sections followed by some concluding remarks. The first section deals with the linguistic area of Catalan, which is unevenly spread across four modern European states: Spain, Andorra, France and Italy. The second section presents the dialectal divisions of Catalan and consists of two subsections. The first subsection discusses the broad divide between Western and Eastern Catalan, which is based on the linguistic criteria proposed by Milà i Fontanals (1861), Fabra (1906) and Veny (121998, 11978). The second subsection, essentially following Alcover (1926) but rounded out by the subsequent work of Veny (121998, 11978), describes the further division of these two main blocks into six dialects, with Western Catalan subdivided into Northwestern and Valencian, and Eastern Catalan subdivided into Northern or Rossellonese, Central, Balearic and Alguerese. The third section provides further details on the main characteristics of these six dialects. The chapter closes with a summary of the fundamental linguistic variables affecting the dialectal diversity of Catalan and some final observations.
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Acknowledgements VII
- Table of Contents IX
- 0. Introduction 1
- 1. Languages, Cultures, Nations: A History of Europe 17
- 2. History of Catalan Linguistics 37
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Language Description
- 3. Spelling 81
- 4. Phonology, Phonetics, Intonation 101
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5. Morphosyntax
- 5.1 Word Classes, Inflectional Categories and Paradigms 129
- 5.2 The Simple Sentence 165
- 5.3 The Complex Sentence 211
- 5.4 Modality and Information Structure: Focus, Dislocation, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences 247
- 5.5 Lexicalized Syntax: Phraseology 271
- 6. Pragmatics and Text Linguistics 287
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7. Lexicon
- 7.1 General Lexicon 311
- 7.2 Word-Formation 351
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8. Variation and Varieties
- 8.1 Dialects 371
- 8.2 Social and Functional Variation in Catalan 397
- 9. Language Corpora 421
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Language History
- 10. Early Medieval Catalan 437
- 11. The Growth and Expansion of Catalan (1213–1516) 471
- 12. The Origins of Modern Catalan: Cultural and Linguistic Evolution 485
- 13. Renaixença 497
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14. Towards Language Institutionalization
- 14.1 The Language Reform, the Institut d’Estudis Catalans and the Work of Pompeu Fabra 517
- 14.2 From Pompeu Fabra to the Present Day: Language Change, Hindrance to Corpus and Status Planning 545
- 15 .Onomastics: Personal Names and Place Names 561
- 16. Translation 581
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Catalan Today
- 17. Languages in Contact: A Sociocultural Approach 597
- 18. Language Demography 629
- 19. Language Law and Language Policies 649
- 20. Teaching and Learning of Catalan 669
- 21. Catalan in the Mass Media: The Rise of Stylebooks 683
- 22. Terminology and Neology 693
- 23. Language Ideologies in Society 709
- 24. Migration in Catalonia: Language and Diversity in the Global Era 723
- 25. Catalan Worldwide 739
- List of Contributors 751
- Index 755
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Manuals of Romance Linguistics V
- Acknowledgements VII
- Table of Contents IX
- 0. Introduction 1
- 1. Languages, Cultures, Nations: A History of Europe 17
- 2. History of Catalan Linguistics 37
-
Language Description
- 3. Spelling 81
- 4. Phonology, Phonetics, Intonation 101
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5. Morphosyntax
- 5.1 Word Classes, Inflectional Categories and Paradigms 129
- 5.2 The Simple Sentence 165
- 5.3 The Complex Sentence 211
- 5.4 Modality and Information Structure: Focus, Dislocation, Interrogative and Exclamatory Sentences 247
- 5.5 Lexicalized Syntax: Phraseology 271
- 6. Pragmatics and Text Linguistics 287
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7. Lexicon
- 7.1 General Lexicon 311
- 7.2 Word-Formation 351
-
8. Variation and Varieties
- 8.1 Dialects 371
- 8.2 Social and Functional Variation in Catalan 397
- 9. Language Corpora 421
-
Language History
- 10. Early Medieval Catalan 437
- 11. The Growth and Expansion of Catalan (1213–1516) 471
- 12. The Origins of Modern Catalan: Cultural and Linguistic Evolution 485
- 13. Renaixença 497
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14. Towards Language Institutionalization
- 14.1 The Language Reform, the Institut d’Estudis Catalans and the Work of Pompeu Fabra 517
- 14.2 From Pompeu Fabra to the Present Day: Language Change, Hindrance to Corpus and Status Planning 545
- 15 .Onomastics: Personal Names and Place Names 561
- 16. Translation 581
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Catalan Today
- 17. Languages in Contact: A Sociocultural Approach 597
- 18. Language Demography 629
- 19. Language Law and Language Policies 649
- 20. Teaching and Learning of Catalan 669
- 21. Catalan in the Mass Media: The Rise of Stylebooks 683
- 22. Terminology and Neology 693
- 23. Language Ideologies in Society 709
- 24. Migration in Catalonia: Language and Diversity in the Global Era 723
- 25. Catalan Worldwide 739
- List of Contributors 751
- Index 755
