Others
Fabra fòrum (2019)
Dissemination of Pompeu Fabra’s Work and Civic Dedication
Throughout 2019, Fundació Vincle participated in the celebration of the Any Fabra, which began in 2018 and lasted through 2019. The activities included collaborating on the documentary Fabra, diccionari d’un home sense biografia, broadcast by TV3 on 23 April 2019 with great success among TV viewers and preparations for the Fabra fòrumber of 2019 with aim of disseminating Fabra’s civic dedication. The documentary was also screened during the Fabra Fòrum, and the monologue Pompeu Fabra: jugada mestre! was interpreted by the actor Òscar Intente. Finally, the audience were able to ask questions and engage in a discussion about the linguist and language activist.
Watch the trailer for the documentary here.
Watch the full documentary here.
Notaries (2018)
A Study on Language Use in the Notarial Field
Fundació Vincle collaborated on the study Estudi sobre els usos lingüístics a les oficines notarials de Catalunya [Study on the use of languages in notary offices in Catalonia], published by Plataforma per la Llengua. The study, which was presented on Tuesday, 8 May 2018, and which received support from the Generalitat de Catalunya, is the result of research that investigated the spoken and written uses of the Catalan language based on a sample of clients of notary services. By way of surveys containing open- and closed-ended questions, the study classified the possible causes behind the limited use of the Catalan language demonstrated by the statistics on notarial documents. For more information on the issue, see this news item.
Consult the study by clicking here: 2018 Estudi usos lingüístics a les notaries de Catalunya
Tourism (2011)
“Welcome to Catalonia” Campaign
This brochure, presented on Wednesday 27 July 2011, aims to make the Catalan language and culture known to foreigners and newcomers visiting Catalonia and to spark their interest, so that their stay is both enriching and respectful of the local context. It is a brochure in Catalan and English, and parts of it are translated into other languages such as German, French, and Spanish. It presents basic elements of the Catalan language and culture and aims to inform summer visitors about the cultural and linguistic particularities of our country. The campaign was carried out together with Plataforma per la Llengua.
Consult the brochure here: 2011 multilingual brochure Welcome to Catalonia
“New Speakers” Campaign (2010–2012)
· Publication of the Leaflet El català també és meu. Respostes per als futurs parlants de català [Catalan is mine too: Answers for future Catalan speakers] (2012)
Building on the goal of disseminating the content of the guide El català també és meu / El catalán también es mío, Fundació Vincle, with the support of the Generalitat de Catalunya and Sabadell City Council, published the leaflet El català també és meu. Respostes per als futurs parlants de català. It is an abridged version of the guide for new Catalan speakers published in 2010.
Consult the leaflet, Vallès Occidental edition, by clicking here: 2011 leaflet El català també és meu – Sabadell edition
· New Edition of the Guide El català també és meu / El catalán también es mío (2011)
Fundació Vincle and Plataforma per la Llengua published a new edition of the guide El català també és meu / El catalán también es mío with support from the Generalitat de Catalunya and Sabadell City Council.
Consult the guide, Vallès Occidental edition, here: 2011 guide El català també és meu – Catalan – Spanish – Sabadell edition.
· Presentation of the Guide El català també és meu / El catalán también es mío (2010)
A bilingual guide (in Spanish and Catalan) that presents the reasons and considerations that have led new Catalan speakers – people who are not native speakers of Catalan but have adopted it in their day-to-day lives – to feel like the Catalan language also belongs to them. It is an excellent document, written by Josep-Anton Fernàndez, Puri Pinto, and Carmen Pérez, full of resources to help new potential speakers dive in, get past their embarrassment, and gain confidence in speaking the language. The guide’s Foreword was written by the journalist and businessman Justo Molinero. It was published by Fundació Vincle and Plataforma per la Llengua.
See the news article here.
The guide can be accessed here: 2010 Guide Catalan belongs to me – Catalan – Spanish.
Film Campaign (2010): Llengües al cinema. L’excepció del català en el context internacional [Languages in film. The Catalan exception in the international context]
On 11 May 2010, Fundació Vincle and Plataforma per la Llengua organised the event Llengües al cinema. L’excepció del català en el context internacional at the CCCB in Barcelona. The event was attended by film specialists from Finland, Estonia, and Quebec, as well as members of Fundació Vincle Josep Maria López Llaví and Miquel Strubell.