Language Choice

Languages in Contact

Mutual Influence of Language and Identity

The subheading 'Language and Identity' includes, but is not restricted to, the following themes: language choice, languages in contact, and the mutual influences between language and identity.

Recent Publications:

Frederic Barberà, 'Gabriel Miró and Catalan Culture. The Forging of the Literary Language in the Context of his Poetics', University Press of the South, New Orleans, 2004.

Previous Publications:

Four papers were given in this section of the first Peripheral Identities conference in March 2001:

Sandi Michele de Oliveira (University of Copenhagen): 'Reflections on the Border: a Discourse Analysis of "Their" Identity', in National Identities, vol 4 no 3 (2002) pp 245-256

Elisa Roller (University of Manchester): 'The End of Linguistic Consensus in Catalonia? The Aftermath of the 1997 Llei del Català', in National Identities, vol 4 no 3 (2002) pp 273-290.

J. Beswick (University of Southampton): 'Galician Language Planning and Implications for Regional Identity: Restoration or Elimination?', in National Identities, vol 4 no 3 (2002) pp 257-272.

M. Carme Torras (Autonomous University of Barcelona) and Joseph Gafaranga (Newcastle University): ' 'Doing Being' Catalan and/or Castilian? Language Choice and Social Identity in the Catalan Context'.