Language as a tool in the service of the sovereigntist process of Catalonia
Keywords:
right to decide, independence, Catalan nationalism, referendum, sovereignty.
Abstract
The separatist process carried out by the successive governments of Catalonia, particularly since 2010, rests in part on a deliberately ambiguous management of language. In this respect, Catalan nationalism evokes and repeats polysemic concepts, trying to provide legality and legitimacy to its breaking aspirations. The ambiguity disappears when the objective is to stigmatize the political adversary, characterizing it in a clear way as hostile and contrary to the interests of Catalonia. The result is a dialectic with which Catalan nationalism seeks the exoneration of any responsibility.Downloads
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2016-11-28
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Crespo Alcázar A. (2016). Language as a tool in the service of the sovereigntist process of Catalonia. Mediaciones Sociales, 15, 101-114. https://doi.org/10.5209/MESO.54545
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