Does Basque Have a Future? Implications of Hegemonic Languages for Audiovisual Consumption by Adolescents

  1. Fernández-de- Arroyabe-Olartua, Ainhoa 1
  2. Eguskiza-Sesumaga, Leyre 1
  3. Miguel Sáez de Urabain, Ainara 1
  1. 1 Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea
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    Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea

    Lejona, España

    ROR https://ror.org/000xsnr85

Journal:
Comunicación y sociedad = Communication & Society

ISSN: 2386-7876

Year of publication: 2019

Issue Title: Special Issue: Credibility and Trust in Post-Truth Times and the Network Society

Volume: 32

Issue: 1

Pages: 333-348

Type: Article

DOI: 10.15581/003.32.37836 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

This article analyses the consumption of audiovisual content in the Basque language by adolescents in the Basque province of Gipuzkoa and the influence of hegemonic languages on two levels: Spanish as the dominant language in a bilingual society, in which linguistic competence in Basque does not translate into its use; and an audiovisual industry in which English and Spanish are the dominant languages. For this study, surveys were completed by 2,426 students in the compulsory secondary school system (ages 12 -16) enrolled in either the “Model B” language stream (half in Basque and half in Spanish) or the “Model D” language stream (Basque as the language of instruction) at 60 schools across the province. Cluster sampling was used, stratified with proportional allocation in order to obtain data on the seven regions of Gipuzkoa. Audiovisual consumption was examined mainly in five significant areas: cinema, television, news, sports and the Internet. Special attention was also given to the use of subtitles when viewing fiction content. The study found that adolescents in Gipuzkoa consume audiovisual content mainly in Spanish, although not all to the same degree, as there is considerable variation between regions. Affectivity in relation to the language is a key aspect for interpreting the results of this research.

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This article is based the results of the research project “Euskararen presentzia gipuzkoar nerabeen (12-16) Internet bidezko ikus-entzunezko edukien kontsumo ohitura, sorkuntza eta hedapenean” (“The Presence of Basque in Habits of Consumption, Creation and Distribution of Audiovisual Content by Adolescents in Gipuzkoa (aged 12-16) Online”) funded by the Gipuzkoa Provincial Council in the context of the Etorkizuna Eraikiz partnership agreement between the council and the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Members of the Basque government’s consolidated research group “Mutations of the Contemporary Audiovisual” (IT1048-16) have been responsible for carrying out this project.

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