Breton et gallo. Situation sociolinguistique actuelle des langues de Bretagne
Breton and Gallo. Current sociolinguistic situation of the languages of Brittany

Author(s): Anna Třesohlavá
Subject(s): Language studies, Applied Linguistics, Sociology, Language acquisition, Comparative Linguistics, Sociolinguistics
Published by: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci
Keywords: language situation; sociolinguistics; language policy; endangered languages; revival of languages; Breton language; Gallo language
Summary/Abstract: This book is introduces the current language situation in Brittany. The Brittany is a French region distinguished by a particularly interesting language situation. It?s a region with two local languages (the celtic Breton in the western part and the romance Gallo in the eastern). Both of these languages have been influenced by the repressive language policy from the times of the French revolution. Those measures led to the language shift. Since then, the number of the users of those languages has been decreasing. Nevertheless, since the 70s, the perception of the breton identity has been changing and the population has been progresivelly expressing its interest in the regional languages. Nowadays, we can observe the phenomenon of the revitalisation tendences in both of the languages.

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