History of the "Normalization" of Basque in the Public Administration Sphere

Abstract

This essay provides a clarification of the concept of normalization and distinguishes Linguistic Normalization from Political Normalization.It describes the history of language planning efforts in the Basque Autonomous Community within the context of the current Spanish Constitution.It provides a sociolinguistic account of the political history of Basque Foral tradition and Foral Culture which enhance our understanding of the current dialog on issues of Political Normalization.