Publication Date
6-20-2003
Keywords
Breton, Bilingualism, Diglossia, Language Shift, Language Restoration, Language and Identity, Language and Nationalism
Document Type
Article
Disciplines
Celtic Studies | English Language and Literature | Folklore | History | History of Art, Architecture, and Archaeology | Linguistics | Theatre History
Abstract
This paper examines the changing status of the Breton language over time, with particular emphasis on developments in the past century. Diglossic and oppositional relationships with French are discussed, as well as the shift in symbolic value accorded Breton in recent decades, the opposition between neo- and traditional Breton, and prospects for its persistence in the new century and millennium.
Recommended Citation
Timm, Lenora A.
(2003)
"Breton at a Crossroads: Looking Back, Moving Forward,"
e-Keltoi: Journal of Interdisciplinary Celtic Studies: Vol. 2, Article 2.
Available at:
https://dc.uwm.edu/ekeltoi/vol2/iss1/2
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