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Proposed Q&A site for students, teachers, and linguists wanting to discuss the finer points of the Catalan language.
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What is the difference between Catalan and Valencian?
added by ukemi Feb 4 at 16:08
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I think it should be stressed that they are the same language, only that spoken in different regions. That is, I would ask for the differences between the dialect spoken in Catalonia and the one spoken in Valencia – fedorqui Feb 5 at 6:39
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In which dialects are /v/ and /b/ distinct phonemes?
added by ukemi Feb 4 at 16:18
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When does "res" mean "nothing", and when does it mean "anything"?
added by ukemi Feb 4 at 16:28
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Apart from Balearic Islands, which regions use the 'article salat'? That is, using 'es'/'sa' instead of 'el'/'la' as an article
added by fedorqui Feb 5 at 6:40
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"Països Catalans", how is the diaeresis used in the Catalan language?
added by Charlie Feb 5 at 11:30
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When should I use "per a" instead of "per"?
added by ukemi Feb 4 at 16:17
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How to properly pronounce the "e" and "o" vowels in Catalan? Are there differences between regions?
added by Charlie Feb 5 at 10:48
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What is the etymology of the "amb" preposition? Is the "b" pronounced in speech?
added by Charlie Feb 5 at 11:27
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What's the difference between "per què" and "perquè"?
added by LNubiola Feb 5 at 17:24
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<comments removed> @meegle84 Please do not use comments to answer these questions. This proposal is not part of a Q&A site, and the task at hand is to help define what is on and off topic for a site. Comments are here to help improve the questions; not to answer them. See What is the rationale for deleting answers? Thank you. – Robert Cartaino♦ Feb 15 at 18:16
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Are "cela" and "cel·la" homophones?
added by ukemi Feb 4 at 16:34
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What is the rule to use correctly the accents ('`' and '´')?
added by Marc Feb 7 at 9:30
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Why does "anar + infinitive" mean past tense, but "anar + a + infinitive" means future tense?
added by S A Feb 7 at 16:50
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What are the main differences in pronunciation between Eastern and Western Catalan?
added by fedorqui Feb 5 at 11:49
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With what languages is Catalan mutually intelligible?
added by Robert Columbia Feb 6 at 22:44
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How do you pronounce words ending "-nys" or "-lls"?
added by S A Feb 7 at 16:37
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Where is the word "fraula" commonly used and understood?
added by Charo Feb 10 at 9:57
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Is there any research on how long it takes a fluent Castilian speaker to learn Catalan?
added by Robert Columbia Feb 6 at 22:45
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How to properly pronounce the "ela geminada" ⟨l·l⟩? Are there regional variations in its pronunciation?
added by Charlie Feb 7 at 9:55
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Why and how did words such as "lliure" change a consonant "b" sound from Latin into a vocalic "u" sound?
added by Charlie Feb 7 at 10:41
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What are the rules to use correctly the apostrophes?
added by Marc Feb 7 at 10:50
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When did Catalan and Occitan split apart as distinct languages?
added by S A Feb 7 at 16:23
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What dialects/regions exhibit ieisme?
added by S A Feb 7 at 16:34
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How has present Catalan evolved compared to historical 12th century Catalan?
added by Xavi López Feb 8 at 12:01
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I see some close votes here and cannot understand why: the evolution of the language is quite an interesting aspect of a SE language site. – fedorqui Feb 14 at 15:19
I see room for improvement in how the question is posed. Maybe specifically asking which have been the major foreign influences, phonetic adaptations and other similar change/evolution factors. I preferred making the question short and as generalistic as possible though. – Xavi López Feb 14 at 15:56
@Xavi in Spanish.SE we've had some interesting questions like this: ¿Podría un hispanohablante actual entenderse bien con uno del pasado?. To avoid this being a bit to general, you could emphasise some aspects such as pronunciation. – fedorqui Feb 15 at 12:29
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Why do so many words begin "ll" compared to Spanish/French?
added by S A Feb 7 at 16:20
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Weak pronouns and their combinations are grammatically difficult even for native speakers.Has there ever been any regulatory attempt to simplify them?
added by Xavi López Feb 8 at 12:48
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"Les CPU" or "les CPUs": should we add an "s" if we want to form the plural of an acronym?
added by Charo Feb 15 at 19:47
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Should we write "2n de batxillerat humanístic" or should we capitalize this as "2n de Batxillerat Humanístic"?
added by Charo Feb 15 at 20:02
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Why does Catalan need protection? [closed]
added by user199793 Feb 5 at 23:07
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closed as not constructive by curiousdannii, double-beep, fedorqui, Earthliŋ, Charo Feb 13 at 21:37

This question is not a good fit to our Q&A format. We expect answers to generally involve facts, references, or specific expertise; this question will likely solicit opinion, debate, arguments, polling, or extended discussion.

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This question has a couple of close votes - maybe instead of asking a subjective 'why', it could be changed to ask something like: what (if any) programs etc have been established to help protect Catalan/if similar programs have been used for other minority languages/if said programs have been effective etc – ukemi Feb 11 at 12:37

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