Title: Singular and Plural
Description: A surging movement for Catalan political independence from Spain has brought renewed urgency to questions about what it means, personally and politically, to speak or not to speak Catalan and to claim Catalan identity. This book develops a framework for analysing ideologies of linguistic authority and uses it to illuminate the politics of language in Catalonia, where Catalan jostles with Castilian for legitimacy.
Subjects: Catalan language, Spanish language, Language policy, Ethnic identity, Social aspects, History, Ideologies, Languages, Catalans, Political aspects