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| | European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages - Explanatory report |
 | | The purpose of the charter is not to resolve the problems arising out of recent immigration phenomena, resulting in the existence of groups speaking a foreign language in the country of immigration or sometimes in the country of origin in case of return. | | | In particular, the charter is not concerned with the phenomenon of non-European groups who have immigrated recently into Europe and acquired the nationality of a European state. | | | Paragraph 1.i adds a further dimension: the idea that such relations must also be able to develop across national frontiers if groups speaking the same or similar regional or minority languages are spread over several states. |
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http://www.arts.uwaterloo.ca/MINELRES/coe/RML_exr.htm
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| | Euromosaic - German in France |
| | People do not believe that the geographical area in which German is spoken is respected with a view to ensuring promotion of the language; they believe that the French Government rarely facilitates and encourages the use of written or spoken German in public and private. | | | In this area, German is spoken alongside French, as are various languages that have been introduced by recent immigrants, particularly Arabic. | | | Although German has been declared a "regional language", young people can study up to baccalauréat level without learning German and without hearing any mention of local history and culture. |
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http://www.uoc.es/euromosaic/web/document/alemany/an/i3/i3.html
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| | Joshua A. Fishman - The new linguistic order |
| | As you read this sentence, you are one of approximately 1.6 billion people —nearly one-third of the world's population&; who will use English in some form today. | | | Moreover, in promoting Islam within their borders, many governments seek to Arabize local ethnic minorities (for example Berbers in Morocco and Christians in Sudan). | | | But locals often resist such explanations and defend authenticity and local mother tongues against the perceived threat of globalization with near religious ardor. |
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http://www.uoc.edu/humfil/articles/eng/fishman/fishman.html
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| | Bamako 1979 - Final Report |
| | The experts observed that the time had come to move on to the operational stage because, in the majority of cases, theoretical investigations were far advanced, at least in some countries. | | | Given the progress made in the study and use of Kiswahili and in accordance with the wishes expressed on several occasions, the meeting invited the OAU, Unesco, etc., to recognize Kiswahili and to promote it as a language for official meetings. | | | African history rather showed multilingual geopolitic groups in which citizens were united by ties other than language. |
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http://www.bisharat.net/Documents/Bamako79en-Report.htm
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| | Languages of France - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | This is because there are many people who were born and raised in families in which parents spoke to them only (or predominantly) French, but in which some regional or immigration languages were also occasionally used. | | | This means that French people born between 1981 and 1999 are not included in the survey. | | | This does not mean that 14% of people in France speak another language than French. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Languages_of_France
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| | EXPOSÉ DES MOTIFS |
| | This request has been presented by the socialist group and its affiliates (to which the President of the Regional Council belongs) and the communist group and its associates, that is to say, the parties of the left. | | | The UMP and UDF groups, (of the right) have asked that this request be presented in the name of the Regional Council, to be voted on. | | | The motion, when submitted to a vote, was adopted with the following results: the groups of the left voted yes, the UMP and UDF groups abstained, and the Front National group (extreme-right) voted against. |
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http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/540/handouts/french/provencal.htm
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| | [Cyberclub] Pakistan Television to launch channel 4 to promote regional languages |
| | According to him, by launching channel 4, the long-standing demand of the audience would be met, who had been demanding an increase in the duration of regional languages' programmes. | | | All the programmes would be aired with sub-titles so that the speakers of other languages could also understand and enjoy. | | | All these programmes would be repeatedly transmitted, so that all viewers could see them.About the allocation of time, all the regional languages would get time in line with the population of the speakers of various languages. |
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http://lists.isb.sdnpk.org/pipermail/cyberclub/2003-May/003154.html
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| | languagehat.com: REVIVAL OF REGIONAL LANGUAGES. |
| | This reminds me of some articles I've seen recently about the revival of Native American languages in the US. | | | Eugen Weber's Peasants into Frenchmen: The Modernization of Rural France, 1870-1914 (Stanford University Press, 1976), covers (among many other things) the efforts by the central government to stamp out regional dialects, patois and distinct languages in the name of "modernization". | | | France spent much of the 20th century trying to eliminate the minority languages that were spoken by half its population 100 years ago. |
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http://www.languagehat.com/archives/000611.php
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| | MINELRES: European Parliament - Resolution 30.10.1987 |
| | reviewing national provisions and practices that discriminate against minority languages, as called for in Parliament's resolution of 16 January 1986 on the rise of fascism and racism in Europe (4), | | | Instructs its President to forward this resolution to the Commission, the Council, the national and regional governments of the Member States, the Consultative Assembly of the Council of Europe and the Sanding Conference of Local and Regional Authorities of Europe. | | | Recommends to the Member States that they lake measures in respect of the regional and minority languages that are used in several Member States, particularly in frontier areas, including: |
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http://www.minelres.lv/eu/epres/re871030.htm
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| | Jobs - Siemens AG - Regional Business Center Heads Oil & Gas - ME Abu Dhabi/Dubai m/f |
| | Jobs - Siemens AG - Regional Business Center Heads Oil & Gas - ME Abu Dhabi/Dubai m/f | | | -Create strategic Regional Business Plan with involved parties to plan for long term commitment and achieve successful penetration of the Oil & Gas accounts in the region with regional and international focus. | | | Involve regional and headquarter Oil & Gas Account Managers. |
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http://www.jobware.de/view/mpou51s191.html
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| | European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Languages which are official within regions or provinces or federal units within a State (for example Catalan in Spain) are not classified as official languages of the State and may therefore benefit from the Charter. | | | The charter provides a large number of different actions state parties can take to protect and promote historical regional and minority languages. | | | France, although a signatory, has been constitutionally blocked from ratifying the Charter in respect of the languages of France. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Charter_for_Regional_or_Minority_Languages
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| | Council of Europe - ETS no. 148 - European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages |
| | The Parties undertake to guarantee freedom of direct reception of radio and television broadcasts from neighbouring countries in a language used in identical or similar form to a regional or minority language, and not to oppose the retransmission of radio and television broadcasts from neighbouring countries in such a language. | | | "non-territorial languages" means languages used by nationals of the State which differ from the language or languages used by the rest of the State's population but which, although traditionally used within the territory of the State, cannot be identified with a particular area thereof. | | | not to deny the validity, as between the parties, of legal documents drawn up within the country solely because they are drafted in a regional or minority language. |
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http://conventions.coe.int/Treaty/en/Treaties/Html/148.htm
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| | policy with regard to unique regional languages |
| | The project has resulted in a thesis, published by the Fryske Akademy, Ljouwert. | | | Regional languages and political opportunities : the case of the Frisian language / Piet Hemminga | | | in the existence of a language movement that acts as initiator of policy-making. |
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http://www.mercator-education.org/default.asp?objectID=831
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| | EUROPA - Education and Training - langmin |
| | The languages intended to benefit from these activities are indigenous languages traditionally spoken by part of the population of Member States of the European Union, or EEA countries. | | | This definition does not include the languages of immigrant communities, artificially created languages or dialects of an official language of the state in question. | | | The report "Support for minority languages in Europe" (pdf format 1.700kb), commissioned by the Language Policy Unit of the Directorate General for Education and Culture, is now available in its original English version. |
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http://europa.eu.int/comm/education/policies/lang/langmin/langmin_en.html
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| | Ethnologue report for Spain |
| | Origin unknown, but it is reported that there are influences from American, French, and Mexican sign languages. | | | Dialects: Its relation to Berber has been questioned. | | | McLane found 300 to 400 words based on Romani, but no individual was acquainted with more than 100. |
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http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Spain
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| | Ethnologue report for Italy |
| | A group of dialects, some of which may be separate languages. | | | Population includes some of whom are native bilinguals of Italian and regional varieties, and some of whom may use Italian as second language. | | | National or official languages: Italian, regional languages: French, Standard German, Slovenian. |
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http://www.ethnologue.com/show_country.asp?name=Italy
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| | DAWN - Letters; May 9, 2003 |
| | IN your issue of April 26 a photograph shows a woman doctor, with a precautionary mask against SARS infection, attending a patient. | | | The film industry is also partially to be blamed, which makes no difference between Urdu and Punjabi language movies when making songs for their movies. | | | I fully support the views expressed in the letter and would like to add that the PTV, being the state channel, should adopt a fair and impartial attitude when it comes to showing programmes in different languages. |
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http://www.dawn.com/2003/05/09/letted.htm
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| | Radio Australia - Languages - Home |
| | We started providing Chinese radio broadcasts to the anti-fascist alliance during World War II. | | | Radio Australia's Khmer language radio program began soon after the signing of the peace agreement for Cambodia in the early 1990s. | | | The ABC's PNG broadcast became part of Radio Australia's international service at Independence in 1975. |
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http://www.abc.net.au/ra/languages
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| | World Languages and Regional Information |
| | The Language Family Index organizes languages according to language families. | | | A collection of links to countries where Germanic languages are spoken | | | A well-organized index of links for language teachers including multi-language projects and keypal projects. |
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http://www.icsd.k12.ny.us/highschool/library/languages.html
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| | Asia Pacific Regional Service Center Activities Information |
| | The newsletter offers regional specific news and information to its members on a monthly basis. | | | Fulfillment of Undelivered Items: Individuals can request copies of their membership publications, membership cards or other mailed items that are lost or misdirected. | | | Regional Electronic Newsletter: In 2005, the Asia Pacific Service Centre launched PMI Asia Pacific e-link, an electronic newsletter to membership in the region. |
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http://www.pmi.org/info/AP_AsiaActivities.asp
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| | CILT, the National Centre for Languages - Regional Language Network South East |
| | · BLIS Services, a one-stop for language and cultural expertise, enabling access to quality-assured language professionals, bilingual jobseekers, and language-related facilities and courses. | | | The Regional Language Network Manager is working with South East stakeholders to develop a Language Plan for improved international communication for the region’s businesses and organisations. | | | The Regional Language Network South East – supported by CILT, the National Centre for Languages – promotes a greater capability in language and cultural skills for business and employment. |
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http://www.cilt.org.uk/rln/se
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| | Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Regions of the World & World Languages |
| | Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators - Regions of the World & World Languages | | | ...a large collection of WebQuests in support of the secondary foreign language curriuculum | | | ...a set of guides to over 115 languages with links to Web resources including cultural and historical information |
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http://school.discovery.com/schrockguide/world/worldrw.html
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| | Research |
| | The regional dossiers provide much information necessary for such research in the future. | | | Fryske Akademy projects in the field of regional or minority languages and education: | | | In our research projects comparison of the language communities is an important element. |
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http://www.mercator-education.org/default.asp?objectID=799&taal=3
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