Olivenza Portuguese Language Shift and Schooling History

A 2024 study coordinated by Álvarez Pérez, Xosé Afonso, harvested from the e-cienciaDatos Dataverse. The dataset likely contains qualitative data on the Oliventan Portuguese dialect, its proximity to Portuguese and Galician, and the role of schools in linguistic Castilianization. It covers factors like emigration and the historical presence of abuse and religion in schools.

Use Cases

• Analyzing language loss processes based on descriptions of linguistic change and community factors.
• Studying the historical role of educational institutions based on mentions of schools, teachers, and their methods.
• Researching dialectal proximity based on the described relationships between Oliventan Portuguese, Portuguese, and Galician.
• Examining sociolinguistic factors like emigration based on its noted relevance to language change.

Strengths

• Focuses on a specific, lesser-documented linguistic community (Olivenza).
• Addresses multiple interconnected factors: language, education, migration, and social history.
• Description is provided in three languages (Spanish, Portuguese, English), suggesting broad accessibility.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data format and file structure are unspecified.

Provenance

Source

e-cienciaDatos Harvested Dataverse

Collection Method

Likely contains interview transcripts, historical records, or ethnographic notes based on the descriptive themes.

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2024-05-05 06:44:57; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Olivenza, a region in Spain