EU countries resist Spain on making Catalan official language
EU countries resist Spain on making Catalan official language
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EU countries resist Spain on making Catalan official language
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I’m not saying that the number of speakers isn’t a good reason
No I'm saying the number of speakers ALONE isn't a good reason and you listing a myriad of reasons beyond just the number of speakers that you think Bavarian doesn't fulfill just further proves my point.
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Those aspects were already listed in the above comment, so not sure what point you are proving.
Curious why you don't want to answer my questions about the use of Bavarian, I was genuinely curious about it.
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Those aspects were already listed in the above comment
In this comment I originally replied to, where?
why you don’t want to answer my questions about the use of Bavarian
Because I thought they were rhetorical questions, as mentioning Bavaraian in the first place was rhetorical.
I never argued that it should become a recognized EU language, I used it as an example of why a large number of speakers alone is not a good argument.But since you're interested:
- Is Bavarian an official language of Bavaria? - No the official language in Germany is German.
- Are children taught in Bavarian - Official school language is also German but if the teacher and class speak Bavarian they also teach in Bavarian.
- are laws published in Bavarian - No, Laws are published in the official language of Germany, German
- are movies released in Bavarian? - Yes, movies set in Bavaria often use some form of Bavarian though usually in a way that would still be mostly intelligible to standard German speakers.
- Is there a movement in Bavaria to get the language recognized as an EU language? - Afaik not as an EU language but there are various language associations that do fight for more recognition and promotion of Bavarian.
see also: https://www.wikiwand.com/en/articles/Austro-Bavarian#Use
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I was talking about this comment
Is Bavarian an official language of Bavaria? Are children taught in Bavarian most of their classes, are laws published in Bavarian, are movies released in Bavarian?
Thank you for your answers. From what you said, and what I can see on the link you provided, the situations for Bavarian and Catalan are quite different.
You mention a few times "German, the official language of Germany". The main difference is probably that Catalan is an official language of Catalunya. All the other aspects are a consequence of that legal status.
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I was talking about this comment
Is Bavarian an official language of Bavaria? Are children taught in Bavarian most of their classes, are laws published in Bavarian, are movies released in Bavarian?
So the comment that listed multiple arguments besides the number of speakers? In reply to my comment about the only the number of speakers not being enough? To which i reiterated my point about only the number of speakers not being enough, causing you to list even more other arguments?
The main difference is probably that Catalan is an official language of Catalunya. All the other aspects are a consequence of that legal status.
I start to feel like you're trolling me but let me try one last time:
I am making the argument that THE NUMBER OF SPEAKERS ALONE IS NOT ARGUMENT ENOUGH.
Catalan having a different legal status is a DIFFERENT argument from the number of speakers.-
Let's keep to our own interpretations of the interactions, not sure we have that much more to discuss on that point 😅
Have a good day, thank you for your answers about Bavarian
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