Since the Spanish transition to democracy (1975–1982), Catalan has been recognized as an official language, language of education, and language of mass media, all of which have contributed to its increased prestige. There is no parallel in Europe of such a large, bilingual, non-state speech community. COUNT 4
QSN1 What happened in 1975-1982? ANS1 Spanish transition to democracy QSN2 What has this official language state done for Catalan? ANS2 increased prestige QSN3 Where is there nothing like this non-state speech community? ANS3 Europe QSN4 Besides being the official language and language of education, what other group uses Catalan? ANS4 mass media