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We will divide the exposition of the
results that we have obtained due its finality: descriptive, explanative or predictive.
4.1. Descriptive results
In respect to
eight years ago, the uses of Catalan have increased. If we affirm it in detail, we can say
telegrammaticlly that 4.90% of the students chose to answer in Catalan.
The learning of
Catalan as a first language increases in the pupils, in the mothers, and in fathers:
13.8%, 7.13% and 4.63%, respectively. The number of parents that have only learnt Catalan
decreases substantially: 2.90% in the fathers case and 8.60% in the mothers
case. The percentage of mothers from pupils born in Catalonia increases 11.90%, and from
fathers 12,8%. The inter-generation transmission of Catalan increases always when possible
it cannot do when both parents are Catalan speakers because it always transmits
Catalan-: 8.8% (father Catalan speaker mother Spanish speaker) and 7.6% when both
of them are Spanish speakers. It is more significant in this last case every year it has
increased nearly 1.1%.
The Catalan
speaking groups increase considerably: 4% the exclusive Catalan speakers and 7.50%
the ones that speak more Catalan. (With pupils that came from the group of more Spanish
speaking), otherwise, the exclusive Spanish speakers do it very slightly (0.30%).
4.2. Explicative results
4.2.1. Correlation, discriminate analysis and analysis of multiply regression
In the epilogue of the
objectives, we have seen that the investigation pretended to delimit once more the
principal variables that favoured the use of languages and, following the theoretical
model proposed, we have obtained the following results:
Table 5.
Comparatives between both researches (1993-2000)
|
1993 |
2000 |
SAMPLE
Number of
inquiries: |
Representative of 2nd of BUP of all
Catalonia
432 |
Representative of 1st of Batxillerat
of all Catalonia
443 |
Reliability of the scales from the
inquiries according with the nr. of items ( ): |
0,9751 (121), 0,9770 (112), 0,9613 (84),
0,9653 (82) |
0,9768 (123), 0,9561 (141), 0,9484 (15),
0,9221 (49) |
Principal correlations with the use of
Catalan |
- Representation of Spanish
.-846
-Representation
of Catalan
.824
-Social net in
Catalan
.783
-Social net in
Spanish
.-536 |
-Representation of Spanish
.-868
-Social net in
Spanish
.-854
-Representation
of Catalan
.833
-Social net in
Catalan
.824 |
-Principal variables of the function of
discriminate analysis respect the use:
-Cases well
classified with discriminate analysis: |
-Representation ofl Spanish
-Social net in
Catalan
-Identity
-Social net in
Spanish
-Representation
of Catalan
83,8% |
-Representation of Spanish
-Social net in
Spanish
-Social net in
Catalan
-identity
72,3% |
Principal variables that predict the use
of Catalan according with the analysis of multiply regression: |
-Representation of Spanish
-Social net in
Catalan
-Identification
with Catalan speakers
-Parents
language |
-Representation of Spanish
-Social net in
Catalan
-Social net in
Spanish
-Identity
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