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Rex, John – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1998
Responds to an article by Strubell on "Language, Democracy, and Devolution in Catalonia," by suggesting that the Catalonian situation is a civic and inclusive nationalism that has an ethnic dimension (defined in linguistic terms). The paper discusses the general theory of nationalism and ethnicity, examines the case of Catalan, and…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Dialects, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
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Barbour, Stephen – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1998
Responds to an article by Strubell, "Language, Democracy, and Devolution in Catalonia," focusing on nationalism. After describing nationalism; nations and other communities; languages; and language, ethnic and national identity, and nationalism; the paper concludes that many factors give language a crucial place in nationalism in many…
Descriptors: Dialects, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance
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Chriost, Diarmait Mac Giolla – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1998
Responds to an article by Strubell, "Language, Democracy, and Devolution in Catalonia," noting the lack of congruence between the Catalan nation defined culturally and linguistically and Catalonia the polity. The paper examines nationalist discourse, identity, and evolution, and discusses the limits of devolution (borders and internal…
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Dialects, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries
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Haselbach, Dieter – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1998
Responds to an article by Strubell, "Language, Democracy, and Devolution in Catalonia," arguing that the nationalism that already exists is viewed as the norm and suggesting that the Catalan nationalism and its attempts at affirmative action are menacing. The paper worries that demographic realities might push Catalan nationalism into…
Descriptors: Demography, Dialects, Ethnicity, Foreign Countries