Language as a basis of identity : the case of Catalan and Polish

The following paper attempts to define the role of language in the process of collective identity formation by comparing the situation of Poland and Catalonia. While Catalan is the main element of national identity, in the case of Poland the language is not so important because of different historical, geopolitical and cultural circumstances. However, there are some similarities in the formation of both nations, especially in the Romanticism.