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Language Attitudes in San Sebastian: The Basque Vernacular as Challenge to Spanish Language Hegemony
Echeverria, Begona – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 2005
This paper examines the effects of Basque- versus Spanish-language schooling on the language attitudes of secondary school students in San Sebastian, in the Basque Autonomous Community (BAC) of Spain. By mandating the teaching of Basque ("euskera") in schools, and by requiring Basque proficiency of civil servants, the Basque government…
Descriptors: Language Variation, Language Attitudes, Foreign Countries, Spanish