Catalan
Let an agent explain the Catalan language and its dialects and features, support learners and translators, describe its status and history, and present language policy debates with attribution.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain the Catalan language and its dialects and features, support learners and translators, describe its status and history, and present language policy debates with attribution.
A Romance language of the Occitano-Romance group spoken by about ten million people in Catalonia, Valencia, the Balearic Islands, Andorra, the eastern strip of Aragon, Northern Catalonia in France and the city of Alghero in Sardinia, with Eastern and Western dialect blocks, historical forms such as Old Catalan and Judaeo-Catalan, contact varieties such as Catanyol, and diaspora use; Catalan is official in Andorra and co-official in several Spanish regions, has a rich literary tradition, and its status is a subject of language policy.
What it is for: The Catalan language.
It can be explain dialects and features; support learners; describe status and history; present policy debates.
Distinguishing features
Occitano-Romance
Dialect blocks
Multiple official statuses
Literary tradition
What it looks like
Not physical; spoken and written language.
How it is recognised
Occitano-Romance language of the western Mediterranean
Eastern and Western dialect blocks
Occitan is its closest relative; Spanish and French are neighbouring languages
Related models
is a kind of - category
is related to - another Romance language group entry
is related to - another regional language entry
is related to - Catalan literary tradition
In practice
Families and kinds
Eastern Catalan including Central and Balearic
Western Catalan including Valencian
Old Catalan
Judaeo-Catalan and other historical varieties
contact and diaspora varieties
Standards and regulation
Language laws of Andorra, Catalonia, Valencia and the Balearic Islands
Standardisation by language academies
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages
Failure modes and hazards
Politicised presentation of language and identity
Confusing Catalan with Spanish dialects
Naming disputes over Valencian presented as settled
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Catalan is.
Linguistics.
Family
Family and dialects.
Family
Family.
- Where does Catalan sit among Romance languages, and how do Eastern and Western dialects including Valencian differ? definition
- Which variety is meant? boundary
Features
Features.
Features
Features.
- What are the main features of Catalan phonology, grammar and vocabulary? definition
- Which entry fits Catalan grammar? action
Learn Learning and use.
Practice.
Learners
For learners.
Learners
Learners.
- How can Catalan be learned, and which resources and certificates exist? action
- Which entry fits language learning? action
Translate
Translation.
Translate
Translation.
- How can this Catalan text be translated or explained, with attention to variety? action
- Which register is meant? boundary
Context Status and policy.
Attribution.
Status
Official status.
Status
Status.
- What is the legal status of Catalan in each territory, and what debates exist over policy and naming, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral? boundary
History
History and literature.
History
History.
- How did Catalan develop from Old Catalan through periods of decline and revival, and what is its literary tradition? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
Study Study and teaching.
Education.
Varieties
Historical and contact varieties.
Varieties
Varieties.
- What are Judaeo-Catalan, Catanyol and diaspora Catalan? provenance
- Which entry fits a specific variety? action
Teach
Teaching.
Teach
Teaching.
- How is Catalan taught in schools and universities? action
- Which misconceptions arise? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should Valencian be a separate entry?
- How should learning resources be linked?
- How should policy debates be attributed?