The architect of modern Catalan : Pompeu Fabra (1868-1948) : selected writings

Publisher: Benjamins Date: 2009 Pages: 240 Pompeu Fabra is a key figure for the Catalan language and its culture. He is regarded as the ordenador , the person who put modern Catalan in order. His work on reconstructing the language – as a means of communication and also, especially, as a sign of identity – made him one of the outstanding personalities in the movement of Noucentisme which energised and defined the direction of Catalan nationalism from the beginning of the twentieth century. Contents: General presentation (Joan Costa Carreras) The Catalan language(Joan Costa Carreras and Alan Yates) Pompeu Fabra: A life’s work in applied linguistics (Joan Costa Carreras) Presentation of the edition Selected writings of Pompeu Fabra Publisher: BenjaminsDate: 2009Pages: 240 Pompeu Fabra is a key figure for the Catalan language and its culture. He is regarded as the __ordenador__, the person who put modern Catalan in order. His work on reconstructing the language – as a means of communication and also, especially, as a sign of identity – made him one of the outstanding personalities in the movement of Noucentisme which energised and defined the direction of Catalan nationalism from the beginning of the twentieth century. Contents:General presentation (Joan Costa Carreras)The Catalan language(Joan Costa Carreras and Alan Yates)Pompeu Fabra: A life’s work in applied linguistics (Joan Costa Carreras)Presentation of the editionSelected writings of Pompeu Fabra Description based on print version record.