Multilingualism in Spain: Sociolinguistic and Psycholinguistic Aspects of Linguistic Minority Groups (120) (Multilingual Matters (120))

This book deals with the sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic aspects of established and new migrant minority groups in Spain. It discusses the three guiding analytical research approaches which cut across minorities in Spain: language, migration and discrimination. This book aims to advance the understanding of multilingualism in society. Challenges to the myths of monolingualism in the English-speaking countries (the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and United Kingdom) are commonplace. It is less well-known that the same assumptions and behaviors associated with monolingualism in the English-speaking world are also influential in other countries. This book underscores the fact that Castilian is only one of the languages spoken in Spain. While the issues raised in this volume are of global significance, the book also places developments concerning linguistic diversity in Spain within the European legislative framework. Part one examines the larger established language minorities in Spain: the Catalan and Basque speaking communities and the Galician speech community. Part two looks at the smaller established minorities: the Occitan of the Aran Valley, the Asturian speech community, and the sign language communities. Part three looks at other established minorities: the Gitano and Jewish communities. Part 4 examines the new migrant language minorities, the Brazilian, Cape Verdean, Chinese, Italian, Maghrebi, Portuguese, British, and American communities. Notes and references are included at the end of each chapter. (KFT) Multilingualism in Spain deals with the sociolinguistic and psycholinguistic aspects of established and new migrant minority groups in Spain. Three guiding analytical research approaches cut across minorities in Spain: language, migration and discrimination, although not all aspects apply to all minorities in the same way: some are characterised by language, migration and discrimination; other communities are only defined by language and migration, but their members are not discriminated against socially and culturally; another group of communities are not characterised by recent migration, but they are discriminated against and/or their languages not even officially recognised; lastly, there are some other communities that do not find enough legal and institutional support and their languages may suffer discrimination. Contents Foreword Acknowledgements The Contributors 1. Spain's Multicultural Make-up: Beyond, Within and Across Babel Part 1: The Larger Established Minorities 2. The Catalan-speaking Communities 3. The Basque-speaking Communities 4. The Galician Speech Community Part 2: The Smaller Established Minorities 5. The Occitan Speech Community of the Aran Valley 6. The Asturian Speech Community 7. The Sign Language Communities Part 3: The Other Established Minorities 8. The Gitano Communities 9. The Jewish Communities Part 4: The New Migrant Minorities 10. The Brazilian Community 11. The Cape Verdean Community 12. The Chinese Community 13. The Italian Community 14. The Maghrebi Communities 15. The Portuguese Community 16. The UK Community 17. The US American Speech Community Edited By M. Teresa Turell. Series Number Appears On T.p. As 120; On Back Cover As 115. Includes Bibliographical References.