| Regional Nationalism in Spain: Language Use and Ethnic Identity in Galicia Contributor(s): Beswick, Jaine E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1853599808 ISBN-13: 9781853599804 Publisher: Multilingual Matters Limited OUR PRICE: $142.45 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Portuguese - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - Sociolinguistics - Social Science | Sociology - General |
| Dewey: 469.794 |
| LCCN: 2007000091 |
| Series: Linguistic Diversity and Language Rights |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.1" W x 9.4" (1.20 lbs) 336 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This highly accessible book examines linguistic diversity in Galicia, one of the devolved regions of Spain. Its principal hypotheses are: that the Galician language is an intrinsic characteristic of Galician ethnic identity: that policy and planning impact on the behavioural practices of language users, reflected in loyalty and prestige factors: that whilst a reversal in traditional perceptions and attitudes is resulting in a reaffirmation of Galician as the autochthonous language, its sociolinguistic relationship with Castilian has not been resolved: that Galicians have to negotiate multiple identities, subject to constant change and adjustment. Through its innovative and in-depth analysis of Galician linguistic, sociolinguistic, ethnic and cultural revival and revitalisation processes, it also serves to emphasise the wider relevance of such studies to the case of minoritised languages in general. |
Contributor Bio(s): Beswick, Jaine E.: - Jaine Beswick is Lecturer in Linguistics, with a speciality in Spanish and Portuguese, at the University of Southampton, UK. She is an experienced teacher of sociolinguistics, phonetics and phonology and dialectology at both undergraduate and graduate level, and she is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, Galician and French. She has published various papers on Galician and Portuguese sociolinguistics, and is currently heading two projects on Galician and Portuguese migrations to the UK. |