Valencian linguistic conflict

The Valencian linguistic conflict,^{[1][2][3][4][5]} also known as Valencian sociolinguist conflict,^[1] refers to the conflict between the use of the Spanish and Valencian languages in Valencia, Spain.^[6]

During the Battle of Valencia (1978–1982), the term was used to refer to a controversy about the Valencian language and its relationship with the other dialects of the Catalan language.^[3][7][6] This discussion is considered to be secondary when compared to the Valencian language controversy, the institutional diminution of the Valencian language, and the dominance of the Spanish language.^[6][4]

Origin

Valencian sociolinguist Rafael Ninyoles I Monllor coined the term linguistic conflict by the end of the 1960s^[6] to refer to certain diglossic situations, such as the Valencian one.^[4] In his late works, he described the process of the ongoing substitution of Valencian for Castilian by social elites and the resulting loss of prestige of the vernacular language.^[6]

See also

• Resolution concerning principles and criteria for protecting the name and identity of Valencian
• Norms of El Puig
• Linguistics wars