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Atkinson, David – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1998
Responds to an article by Strubell, "Language, Democracy, and Devolution in Catalonia," focusing on the position of Castilian-speaking individuals resident and working in Catalonia. The paper notes that the policy of assimilating migrants is no longer accepted without question, and it suggests diglossia as the only way to provide…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Bilingualism, Dialects, Diglossia

Yates, Alan – Current Issues in Language and Society, 1998
Responds to an article by Strubell, "Language, Democracy, and Devolution in Catalonia," explaining differences between various dialects grouped under the Catalan umbrella and focusing on the context of the new language-policy legislation, the impact of the new legislation, tensions arising from the implementation of the language policy,…
Descriptors: Bilingualism, Dialects, Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance