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Generalitat de Catalunya | Government of Catalonia

ORGANISATION

Generalitat de Catalunya | Government of Catalonia

The Direcció General de Política Lingüística (General Directorate for Language Policy) in the autonomous government of Catalonia is the body responsible for analysing, managing, planning, coordinating and executing the language policy of the Government of Catalonia. It was created by the first democratically elected government of the Generalitat de Cataluyna in 1980 and it is part of de Department of Culture.

COUNTRY

Catalunya – Spain

TYPE OF ORGANISATION

Full Member. Governmental institution.

WEBSITE

INFORMATION ABOUT THE LANGUAGE

Catalan

NAME OF THE LANGUAGE
Catalan / Valencian
Català / Valencià
TOTAL NUMBER OF SPEAKERS
NOMBRE TOTAL DE PARLANTS
10,000,000 (approx.)
ACADEMIC INSTITUTION
INSTITUCIÓ ACADÈMICA
Institute of Catalan Studies and Valencian Academy of the Language
Institut d’Estudis Catalans (IEC) i Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL)
GEOGRAPHICAL AREA
ÀREA GEOGRÀFICA
Catalonia, Region of Valencia, Balearic Islands, Andorra, Northern Catalonia (South of France), La Franja de Ponent (Aragon), the city of Alghero (Sardinia) and the Carxe (Murcia).
Catalunya, Comunitat Valenciana, Illes Balears, Andorra, Catalunya del Nord (Sud de França), La Franja de Ponent (Aragó), la ciutat de l’Alguer (Sardenya) i el Carxe (Múrcia).
LANGUAGE FAMILY
FAMÍLIA LINGÜÍSTICA
Romance language
Llengua romànica
LEGAL AND INSTITUTIONAL STATUS
ESTATUS JURÍDIC I INSTITUCIONAL
Unique official language in Andorra; own and official language in Catalonia, Region of Valencia and the Balearic Islands.
Llengua oficial única a Andorra; llengua pròpia i oficial a Catalunya, la Comunitat Valenciana i les Illes Balears.
STATUS AT THE UNIVERSITY
PRESÈNCIA EN EL SISTEMA UNIVERSITARI

Primary Education, Compulsory Secondary Education, Baccalaureate and University.

Educació Primària, Educació Secundària Obligatòria, Batxillerat i Universitat.
FIELDS OF USE
ÀMBITS D’ÚS

Administration, higher university centers, education, media, personal relationships, information and communication technologies, business, social networks, commerce, sports, culture, leisure, etc.

Administració, centres superiors universitaris, educació, mitjans de comunicació, relacions personals, tecnologies de la informació i la comunicació, empresa, xarxes socials, comerç, esports, cultura, lleure, etc.
YEAR OF SOURCE
ANY DE RECOLLIDA DE LES DADES

2017