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The research reviewed below covers the social and legal position of the Catalan language, policies and measures implemented in favour of the language in different areas and also shortcomings identified in the language’s status in each of the Catalan-speaking territories.
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Olazábal, E.H. (2011). An Overview of Catalan Research into Language Policy and Planning. In: Strubell, M., Boix-Fuster, E. (eds) Democratic Policies for Language Revitalisation: the Case of Catalan. Palgrave Studies in Minority Languages and Communities. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230302426_9
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