Globalisation processes and minority languages : linguistic hybridity in Brittany
Recent interest in the âdisappearanceâ of languages has been accompanied by increased revitalisation efforts in many minority language settings, often considered to be experiencing obsolescence due to pressures of globalisation and modernity. Many of these revival movements aim to ârecreateâ an idealised (or âauthenticâ) form of the language in question, through reference to traditional or standardised language practices. Simultaneously, however, âunanticipated results of language managementâ (Spolsky 2006: 87) have produced nonâtraditional and hybrid linguistic forms which are very often contested by the community in which the language revival is taking place. Taking Breton as a case study, this thesis examines the phenomenon of ânewâ or âneoâ speakers in Brittany at the start of the twentyâfirst century and the implications their appearance has for the survival of the only Celtic language still extant in continental Europe. The tensions between traditional and neoâspeakers are examined in the context of the theoretical framework of critical sociolinguistics (Heller 2002). Current language practices in Brittany are analysed through the anthropological linguistic concept of language
Hornsby, Michael
HC Economic History and Conditions ; HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform ; PB1501 Gaelic (Scottish Gaelic, Erse)
Globalisation processes and minority languages : linguistic hybridity in Brittany. Recent interest in the âdisappearanceâ of languages has been accompanied by increased revitalisation efforts in many minority language settings, often considered to be experiencing obsolescence due to pressures of globalisation and modernity. Many of these revival movements aim to ârecreateâ an idealised (or âauthenticâ) form of the language in question, through reference to traditional or standardised language practices. Simultaneously, however, âunanticipated results of language managementâ (Spolsky 2006: 87) have produced nonâtraditional and hybrid linguistic forms which are very often contested by the community in which the language revival is taking place. Taking Breton as a case study, this thesis examines the phenomenon of ânewâ or âneoâ speakers in Brittany at the start of the twentyâfirst century and the implications their appearance has for the survival of the only Celtic language still extant in continental Europe. The tensions between traditional and neoâspeakers are examined in the context of the theoretical framework of critical sociolinguistics (Heller 2002). Current language practices in Brittany are analysed through the anthropological linguistic concept of language
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