This booklet, Euskararen bilakaera Soziolinguistikoa (1981-2011), is the summary of a much broader project. The project has been created by the Sociolinguistics Cluster, together with the Deputy Advisor for Language Policy of the Basque Government, and it aims to conduct a deep and detailed study of fluctuations in the social presence of the Basque language over 30 years.
The project’s central subject has three pillars: the transmission and capacity of the Basque language, opinions and subjective motives for the Basque language and the use of the Basque language. Two initial tasks have been set: one, to complete a description of the developments of the last 30 years, and the other, to identify challenges for the future.
This booklet contains the main contents of the report written by Iñaki Martinez de Luna, Xabier Erize and Mikel Zalbide, summarised by the authors themselves. It will be published in Basque, Spanish and English. We invite the reader to enjoy this interesting and far-reaching subject, and to engage with the reflections and proposals made.
