"You Have to Be Against Bilingualism!" Sociolinguistic Theory and Controversies Over Bilingualism in Catalonia. Issue 4 (1st October 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Woolard, Kathryn A.
• Is Part Of: Word. Volume 66:Issue 4(2020)
• Page Start: 255
• Page End: 281
• Publication Date: 2020-10-01
• Subjects: bilingualism -- language ideologies -- language policies -- sociolinguistic theory -- Catalonia -- Catalan; bilingüismo -- ideologías lingüísticas -- políticas lingüísticas -- teoría sociolingüística -- Catalunya -- catalán; Language and languages -- Periodicals; Taalwetenschap; Langage et langues -- Périodiques; Language and languages; Periodicals; 410
• DOI: 10.1080/00437956.2020.1827501
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0043-7956

Abstract

Abstract : "Bilingualism" has long been a provocative term in Catalonia, where the concept is more often treated as ideology than as a description of sociolinguistic fact. I present a critical overview of controversies over bilingualism in Catalonia and focus on excavating the rationales underlying Catalanist anti-bilingual stances. This case exemplifies issues in the social contextualization, de-contextualization, and re-contextualization of theoretical concepts that confront critical studies of sociolinguistics and language ideologies more broadly.