Death of a Language, Birth of an Identity: Brittany and the Bretons.

Jones, Mari C.

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ERIC Number: EJ575474

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Publication Date: 1998

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Death of a Language, Birth of an Identity: Brittany and the Bretons.

Jones, Mari C.

Language Problems and Language Planning, v22 n2 p129-42 Sum 1998

Discusses the language situation in the region of Brittany in France, where the Breton language, a Celtic rather than Romance language, is dying out but a Breton ethnic identity is growing. (Author/JL)

Descriptors: Contrastive Linguistics, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Language Attitudes, Language Variation, Native Speakers, Standard Spoken Usage, Uncommonly Taught Languages

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: France

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