Full Description
A collection of studies offering an up-to-date analysis of official policies to promote Catalan in a democratic framework in each of the main Spanish regions where it is spoken: Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands.
Contents
Acknowledgements Introduction; E.Boix & M.Strubell La Catalanofonia: A Community in Search of Linguistic Normality; M.A.Pradilla-Cardona The Legal Systems of the Catalan Language; J.Vernet & E.Pons Policies Governing the Use of Languages in Relations Between the Authorities and the Public; I.Marí Language in Education Policies; F.X.Vila i Moreno Policies Promoting the Use of Catalan in Oral Communications and to Improve Attitudes Towards the Language; E.Boix, J.Melià & B.Montoya Language Policies in the Public Media and the Promotion of Catalan in the Private Media, Arts and Information Technologies; J.Gifreu Language Policy in the World of Business and Consumer Affairs: From Non-Existence to Ineffectiveness; J.Melià An Overview of Catalan Research into Language Policy and Planning; E.Heiderpriem-Olazábal Index
