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The Valencian linguistic conflict,El model valencià de política lingüística
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La deriva estandarditzadora valenciana. Del secessionisme rupturista a l’aïllacionisme particularista
/ref> also known as Valencian sociolinguist conflict, refers to the
conflict Conflict may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Conflict'' (1921 film), an American silent film directed by Stuart Paton * ''Conflict'' (1936 film), an American boxing film starring John Wayne * ''Conflict'' (1937 film) ...
between the use of the
Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
and
Valencian language Valencian () or Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community (Spain), and unofficially in the El Carche comarca in Murcia (Spain), to refer to the Romance language also known as Cat ...
in
Valencia Valencia ( va, València) is the capital of the autonomous community of Valencia and the third-most populated municipality in Spain, with 791,413 inhabitants. It is also the capital of the province of the same name. The wider urban area al ...
,
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. During the Battle of Valencia (1978–1982) the term was used to refer to a controversy about the
Valencian language Valencian () or Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community (Spain), and unofficially in the El Carche comarca in Murcia (Spain), to refer to the Romance language also known as Cat ...
and its relationship with the other dialects of the
Catalan language Catalan (; autonym: , ), known in the Valencian Community and Carche as ''Valencian'' (autonym: ), is a Western Romance language. It is the official language of Andorra, and an official language of three autonomous communities in eastern ...
.Comunidad lingüística y conflicto lingüístico: revisión de unos términos sociolingüísticos respecto al discurso valenciano
/ref> This discussion is considered to be secondary when compared to the Valencian language controversy, the institutional diminishment of the
Valencian language Valencian () or Valencian language () is the official, historical and traditional name used in the Valencian Community (Spain), and unofficially in the El Carche comarca in Murcia (Spain), to refer to the Romance language also known as Cat ...
and the dominance of the
Spanish language Spanish ( or , Castilian) is a Romance language of the Indo-European language family that evolved from colloquial Latin spoken on the Iberian peninsula. Today, it is a global language with more than 500 million native speakers, mainly in th ...
.


Origin

Valencian sociolinguist Rafael Ninyoles i Monllor coined the term ''linguistic conflict'' by the end of the 1960s to refer to certain diglossic situations, such as the Valencian one. In his late works, he described the process of the ongoing substitution of Valencian by Castilian by social elites and the resulting loss of prestige of the
vernacular A vernacular or vernacular language is in contrast with a "standard language". It refers to the language or dialect that is spoken by people that are inhabiting a particular country or region. The vernacular is typically the native language, n ...
language.


See also

* Resolution concerning principles and criteria for protecting the name and identity of Valencian * Norms of El Puig


References


Bibliography

* Climent-Ferrando, Vicent: ''"El origen y la evolución argumentativa del secesionismo lingüístico valenciano. Un análisis desde la transición hasta la actualidad."''
in catalanin english
* * {{cite book , last1=Pradilla , first1=Miguel Ángel , title=El laberint valencià. Apunts per a una sociolingüística del conflicte , year=2004 , publisher=Onada Edicions , isbn=84-933441-3-3 Valencian Linguistic controversies