Publications

Publication details [#58014]

Pujolar, Joan and Isaac Gonzàlez. 2013. Linguistic ‘mudes’ and the de-ethnicization of language choice in Catalonia. International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism 16 (2) : 138–152.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

bilingualism | ethnolinguistics | identity negotiation | language choice | language use

Language as a subject

Catalan | Spanish, Castilian

Place, Publisher

Routledge

Journal WWW

www.multilingual-matters.com/multi/onlinej.asp

Annotation

Bilingual Catalonian youngsters ever more confide in first impression-based linguistic conduct rather than in ethnolinguistic classification to determine their language choice (Catalan or Castilian) in particular settings. Language choice in Catalonia thus no longer functions as ethnolinguistic border assertion.