Evolution and determinants of language attitudes among Catalan adolescents |
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| Institution: | 1. Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Spain;2. Universitat de Lleida, Spain;1. Universitat Rovira I Virgili, Spain;2. Universitat de Lleida, Spain;1. Department of Economics and Management, Institute for Immigration and Social Integration, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, 40250, Israel;2. MA Program in Clinical Psychology & Department of Behavioral Sciences, Ruppin Academic Center, Emek Hefer, 40250, Israel;1. The Ohio State University, USA;2. University of Texas at Austin, USA;1. Instituto de Ciencia Molecular, Universidad de Valencia, C/ Catedrático José Beltrán 2, 46980 Paterna (Valencia), Spain;2. Departamento de Ciencia de los Materiales e Ingeniería Metalúrgica y Química Inorgánica, Instituto de Biomoléculas (INBIO), Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Cádiz, Avda República Saharahui s/n, Puerto Real, 11510 Cádiz, Spain;3. Departamento de Química Analítica, Universidad de Valencia, C/ Dr. Moliner s/n, 46100 Burjassot (Valencia), Spain;1. Department of Psychology, University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV 89154, USA;2. Langlois Social Development Lab, Department of Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712, USA;1. Dept. of Education (Educational Administration and Policy), Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea;2. Centre for Global Social Policy, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada;3. Dept. of Education (Sociology of Education), Hanyang University, Seoul, South Korea |
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| Abstract: | This paper analyzes language integration from an intergroup-relations’ perspective, using the social identity approach and socio-contextual model of second language acquisition. It focuses on the evolution of language attitudes in adolescents as an indicator of cultural integration between the two major language groups in Catalonia. The distinctive features of the Catalan case − the similar ethnolinguistic vitality enjoyed by the two official languages and the widespread bilingualism that common schooling has fostered − make it of great sociolinguistic interest. The empirical study focuses on the development of language attitudes towards Catalan and Spanish by using a panel sample of Catalan students (N = 1050) followed for a period of five years (three waves). Joint trajectory clustering was used to make a longitudinal analysis that shows the main patterns of coevolution. Logistic regression relates changes to other linguistic, identity and sociodemographic variables. Results show that there are three main types of change in attitudes: a majority one, whith a profile of integration, and two others, which tend to separation. The direct effects of language confidence and ethnonational identity are found to explain the likelihood of individuals following one of these types of change. |
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| Keywords: | Language attitudes Linguistic integration Longitudinal analysis Adolescents Catalonia |
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