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<p>This paper focuses on Northern Catalonia, a territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of Pyrenees in 1659. The focus is placed not only on the demography and the number of speakers using the Catalan language in Northern Catalonia but also on the linguistic politics and the use of the Catalan language in various areas of social life, especially in education. The school plays the most important role in the revitalization of the Catalan language, and without its active contribution, it is not possible to restore bilingualism in French Catalonia.</p>
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This paper focuses on Northern Catalonia, a territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of Pyrenees in 1659. The focus is placed not only on the demography and the number of speakers using the Catalan language in Northern Catalonia but also on the linguistic politics and the use of the Catalan language in various areas of social life, especially in education. The school plays the most important role in the revitalization of the Catalan language, and without its active contribution, it is not possible to restore bilingualism in French Catalonia.

Language situation and position of Catalan in Northern Catalonia

Filozofická fakulta Univerzity Palackého v Olomouci

Journal of Linguistics/Jazykovedný casopis

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{"article-title":"Language situation and position of Catalan in Northern Catalonia"}

This paper focuses on Northern Catalonia, a territory ceded to France by Spain through the signing of the Treaty of Pyrenees in 1659. The focus is placed not...

Language situation and position of Catalan in Northern Catalonia

Published Online: Mar 27, 2023

Page range: 253 - 268

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0008

Keywords
France, Catalan language, French language, language politics, sociolinguistics

© 2022 Jaromír Kadlec, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Language situation and position of Catalan in Northern Catalonia

Published Online: Mar 27, 2023

Page range: 253 - 268

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/jazcas-2023-0008

KeywordsFrance, Catalan language, French language, language politics, sociolinguistics

© 2022 Jaromír Kadlec, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Keywords
France, Catalan language, French language, language politics, sociolinguistics