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Defining breton language : concurrential discourses of origination and identification in breton dictionaries' paratexts

open access: yes, 2017
Dictionaries are often seen a the place of the definitions, but very often the most important definition they give is not seen : the one concerning the language itself. Thus, while making their work, the authors have to make a selection of the words which will be retained and those which will not be taken in account.
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Language diversity and linguistic identity in Brittany : a critical analysis of the changing practice of Breton [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Education.This thesis explores the ways in which linguistic diversity is represented, articulated and theorised in the context of the promotion of Breton, a minority or lesser-used language spoken in the ...

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A practice-based approach to the documentation of a heritage language: speaker profiles and varieties of Breton

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This chapter develops a practice-based approach to the documentation of an endangered language in a bilingual environment. I present the different axes of documentation of the different profiles of speakers, and the methodology for their elicitation.
JOUITTEAU, Mélanie
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The Breton Language : from Taboo to Recognition.

open access: yes, 2001
In 1993, while doing a study among students from the public high-school of Landerneau (Finistère) on individual and family practice of the Breton language, the author observed the following reactions. When he presented the theme of his study, many students could not help laughing, others blushed and only a few of the "best" students sitting in the ...
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For a collective linguistic atlas of the Breton language

open access: yes, 1991
In the early 1970s, at the request of Mr Falc’hun, I agreed to take charge of the creation of a New linguistic atlas of Lower Brittany (NALBB). At the time, I was far from imagining the heaviness of the task, which required a full-time job. Apart from the time spent in the field, the most tedious part is the phonetic transcription of the results.
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