Language Links

Catalan

Catalan Language Links

• Catalan - Basic information on the Catalan language, by Marta Ribas. Bilingual page (English and Catalan).
• Catalan - Overview of the situation of Catalan today, from Mercator, the Information Network of Minority Languages of the European Union, hosted by the University of Wales.
• Catalan - Datasheet on the Catalan language, from the Eurolang pages devoted to minority languages used in the European Union.
• Catalan Countries / Països Catalans - Information about the Catalan-speaking world. It includes a parallel-language (Spanish-Catalan or French-Catalan) listing of Catalan-speaking localities. Source: Luistxo Fernandez. Bilingual site (English and Basque).
• The Catalan Language - A very short overview by the Generalitat de Catalunya (the autonomous government of Catalonia) on the Catalan language and its legal framework, history and socio-linguistic situation.
• The Catalan Language in Catalonia - Sociolinguistic survey and guide to learning resources.
• Easy Catalan - Brief introduction and overview of the Catalan language, with a pronunciation guide and map. A "Babel site", by Dàvid Uhlár i Escandell.
• Euromosaic - Catalan - Sociolinguistic study of the use of Catalan in Spain, France (area around Perpignan), and Italy (city of Alghero, in Sardinia). Trilingual site (Catalan, English, and French).
• Journal of Catalan Studies / Revista Internacional de Catalanística - The Journal of Catalan Studies is an on-line academic periodical established to promote the study of Catalan language, linguistics and culture through the publication of research articles, conferences and reviews. The Journal, with articles in English and Catalan, is published under the aegis of the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya and the University of Cambridge.
• PhiloBiblon's BITECA (Bibliografia de Textos Catalans Antics) - Catalog of primary sources, manuscript and printed, for the study of medieval Catalan culture. The bilingual site (English and Catalan) is the result of collaboration among US and Spanish universities, and is hosted by the University of California at Berkeley.
• TERMCAT - Coordination Centre for Terminological Activities in the Catalan Language - Site of the government-financed board devoted to the standardization of the Catalan language. Multilingual site [Catalan, English, French, and Spanish].
• 800 Years of Catalan Literature - Information on the history of Catalan language and literature, from the homepage of an exhibition held at the British Library in London.

Catalan Dictionary and Translation Links

• The Alternative Catalan Dictionary - Catalan slang - a part of The Alternative Dictionaries collection.
• Neoloteca - Translation of English neologisms into Catalan.

Do you know of a good Catalan link that should be on this page? If so, let me know about it! I will add any links that are relevant to learning Catalan. I am also open to link exchanges as long as it pertains to the Catalan language.