Comments on: 5 Hotspots for Dying Languages http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/30/5-hotspots-for-dying-languages/ The Neat Side of the Web Sun, 07 Sep 2008 14:47:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Phlipper http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/30/5-hotspots-for-dying-languages/#comment-253756 Phlipper Thu, 18 Oct 2007 00:44:01 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/30/5-hotspots-for-dying-languages/#comment-253756 Vonskippy,you are a true moron,in all languages. Vonskippy,you are a true moron,in all languages.

]]> By: Sid Morrison http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/30/5-hotspots-for-dying-languages/#comment-239276 Sid Morrison Mon, 01 Oct 2007 21:08:35 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/30/5-hotspots-for-dying-languages/#comment-239276 I visited Barcelona last month and I was rather impressed at the steps taken there to prevent Catalan from being squashed in favor of (Castilian) Spanish. The language has apparently recovered quite a bit a bit since its low point during Franco's reign. It's a tough call (it probably hurts the economy and trade as well)- but if preserving your heritage and culture is important, there is nothing more crucial than doing so through language. I wish the Irish would greater embrace Irish Gaelic. There are chunks of speakers here and there, but I'm not sure there is critical mass. I haven't visited Scotland, but isn't it even worse there for Scottish Gaelic and Scots? (Can some native Irish and Scotsmen comment?) It's got to happen in the early years of the schools... I visited Barcelona last month and I was rather impressed at the steps taken there to prevent Catalan from being squashed in favor of (Castilian) Spanish. The language has apparently recovered quite a bit a bit since its low point during Franco’s reign. It’s a tough call (it probably hurts the economy and trade as well)- but if preserving your heritage and culture is important, there is nothing more crucial than doing so through language.

I wish the Irish would greater embrace Irish Gaelic. There are chunks of speakers here and there, but I’m not sure there is critical mass. I haven’t visited Scotland, but isn’t it even worse there for Scottish Gaelic and Scots? (Can some native Irish and Scotsmen comment?) It’s got to happen in the early years of the schools…

]]> By: Dodgyd55 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/30/5-hotspots-for-dying-languages/#comment-239215 Dodgyd55 Mon, 01 Oct 2007 19:27:50 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/30/5-hotspots-for-dying-languages/#comment-239215 our languages in Scotland are dying to. Gaelic and even doric dialect our languages in Scotland are dying to. Gaelic and even doric dialect

]]> By: Vonskippy http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/30/5-hotspots-for-dying-languages/#comment-238589 Vonskippy Mon, 01 Oct 2007 04:08:10 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2007/09/30/5-hotspots-for-dying-languages/#comment-238589 If only I knew all those dying languages, then I could say "not alarmed, don't really care" in each and everyone of them. If only I knew all those dying languages, then I could say “not alarmed, don’t really care” in each and everyone of them.

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