Brigitte Hordern

Occitan: The Plight of a Regional Language

A Former Language of Prestige and its Struggle for Recognition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book concerns the status of Lenga d òc (Occitan)
and its relationship with the State, and tries to
shed light on the conflicting issues over minority
languages in France. It also assesses French language
policies and addresses key issues related to the
curtailing of the linguistic freedom, and more
specifically to Occitan.Results from a case study
conducted in Tarbes, in Bigorre, bring some insights
into the current attitudes and practices of Occitan
speaking in this area of Occitania, with potential
implications for the future.The book also examines
the status of Occitan from an historical point of
view and analyses various studies dealing with
successive language policies of the French government
as regards regional languages. It also reappraises
the current position of the Occitan language and its
future

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 104
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 6mm x 150mm x 219mm
• Gewicht: 155g
• ISBN-13: 9783639131093
• ISBN-10: 3639131096
• Artikelnr.: 26051610

Autorenporträt

Brigitte G. Hordern, M.Phil., Licence-ès-Lettres, is a Senior
Lecturer in French at the Liverpool Business School International
at Liverpool John Moores university.
Her primary research interest is in the area of Regional
/Minorities languages.
She is a Member of the Charted Institute of Linguists.