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Download full textCisilino, William – 2001
Rhaeto-Romansh is a Neo-Latin language with three varieties. Occidental Rhaeto-Romansh (Romansh) is spoken in Switzerland, in the Canton of the Grisons. Central Rhaeto-Romansh (Dolomite Ladin) is spoken in some of the Italian Dolomite valleys, in the Province of Belluno, Bozen/Bolzano, and Trento. Oriental Rhaeto-Romansh (Friulian) is spoken in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Language Maintenance, Language Minorities, Official Languages
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Direct linkTosi, Arturo – Current Issues in Language Planning, 2004
This monograph provides an overview of the language situation in Italy, within the framework of language policy and language planning. It presents an account of multilingualism, linguistic diversity, social variation, educational issues and phenomena of language contact both within and outside Italy. The four main threads are (1) the current…
Descriptors: Language Planning, Linguistic Borrowing, Dialects, Linguistics
