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<DIV class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Well, there are two projects of Ladin
standardization that have begun a few years ago. The Office for Ladin language
planning is engaged in developing a common written language for the whole
community of Dolomite Ladins. The aim of the so-called Spell project for the
Ladin varieties in the Italian Dolemites (the “Servisc per la Planificazion y
Elaborazion dl Lingaz Ladin”) is to create a new standard variety on the basis
of several representative dialects of the language (Wolfgang Wölck has written
about this). The TermLeS project (“Lexical Standardisation and Terminology for
Ladin and Sard”) aims at standardizing modern Ladin terminology. For more info,
see: <A href="http://www.spell-termles.ladinia.net/en.html"><FONT
color=#0000ff>http://www.spell-termles.ladinia.net/en.html</FONT></A><FONT
color=#0000ff> </FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US"><FONT color=#0000ff><FONT
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<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">I
think the fact that bilingual labeling goes ahead in South Tyrol for German, but
not for Ladin is due to the demographics of the region and the status of the
different languages.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The
official language of the Province of Trentino is Italian; the official languages
of the Province of Bolzano-Alto Adige / Bozen-Südtirol are Italian and German.
Ladin is a minority language; its speakers form less than 5% of the population
in the Autonomous Region of Trentine-South Tirol.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">In
the Autonomous Region of Trentine-South Tirol the three language groups are
Italian (62%), German (31%), and Ladin (3.2%) (approximate figures from 1991
census). However, the speakers of German form the majority in the Province of
Bolzano-Alto Adige / Bozen-Südtirol, comprising 69.15% of the population of the
province, as compared to Italian speakers (26.47%) and Ladin speakers (4.37%)
(figures from 2001 census). The percentage of German speakers in the province
has actually increased since the last census.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><FONT
face=Arial size=2></FONT></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Incidentally,
the Italian state officially replaced the designation of the Autonomous Region
“Trentino Alto Adige” with the designation “Trentino Alto Adige / Südtirol” in
2001.</SPAN></DIV>
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Alkistis Fleischer</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN lang=EN-US
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candidate in Linguistics (Sociolinguistics), </SPAN><SPAN lang=EN-US
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-language: FR; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA">Georgetown
University</SPAN></DIV>
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href="mailto:fleischa@georgetown.edu">fleischa@georgetown.edu</A></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV>----- Original Message -----
<DIV>From: "Christina Paulston" <<A
href="mailto:paulston+@pitt.edu">paulston+@pitt.edu</A>></DIV>
<DIV>To: <<A
href="mailto:lgpolicy-list@ccat.sas.upenn.edu">lgpolicy-list@ccat.sas.upenn.edu</A>>;
"Language Policy-List" <<A
href="mailto:lgpolicy-list@ccat.sas.upenn.edu">lgpolicy-list@ccat.sas.upenn.edu</A>></DIV>
<DIV>Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 4:18 PM</DIV>
<DIV>Subject: Re: Bilingual labelling goes ahead in South Tyrol- but not for
Ladin</DIV></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV>> Nor is Ladin standardized and
has a variety of dialects (at least according<BR>> to the chapter on Ladin BE
in Christian and Genesee BILINGUAL EDUCATION) so<BR>> it is hard to see how
they could. Christina Paulston<BR>> <BR>> ----------<BR>> >From:
"Harold F. Schiffman" <<A
href="mailto:haroldfs@ccat.sas.upenn.edu">haroldfs@ccat.sas.upenn.edu</A>><BR>>
>To: Language Policy-List <<A
href="mailto:lgpolicy-list@ccat.sas.upenn.edu">lgpolicy-list@ccat.sas.upenn.edu</A>><BR>>
>Subject: Bilingual labelling goes ahead in South Tyrol- but not for
Ladin<BR>> >Date: Tue, Jan 6, 2004, 3:12 PM<BR>> ><BR>> <BR>>
>>From <A href="http://www.eurolang.net">www.eurolang.net</A><BR>>
><BR>> > Eurolang, the European news agency for minority
languages<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>>
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----<BR>> ><BR>> > Bilingual labelling goes ahead in South Tyrol-
but not for Ladin<BR>> > Torino / Turin 6/01/04, by Marco
Stolfo<BR>> ><BR>> > The labelling of pharmaceutical products in the
Autonomous Province of<BR>> > South Tyrol, in northern Italy, is now
available in German and from<BR>> > December German-speaking customers of
pharmacies have been receiving<BR>> > information leaflets and brochures
in their mother tongue.<BR>> ><BR>> > This measure has been
introduced with the support of the Association of<BR>> > Pharmacists
(Federfarma) and the main pharmaceutical producers and<BR>> > distributors
in the region where German, Italian and Ladin are spoken.<BR>> ><BR>>
> It follows a lengthy process beginning with a presidential decree in
1988<BR>> > (DPR no. 574 on the use of German and Ladin in dealings of
citizens with<BR>> > the public administration and in court proceeding),
followed by a circular<BR>> > issued by the Ministry of Health in 1997 and
confirmed by a new decree two<BR>> > years ago (D. Lgs. 283/2001).<BR>>
><BR>> > Fifteen years later, this provision finally becomes a reality.
Speaking to<BR>> > Eurolang Uberto Cimatti, President of Federfarma in
South Tyrol, said<BR>> > that: There was a legal obligation to give
customers bilingual packaging,<BR>> > but it was very difficult to
implement it. Now, with information<BR>> > technology, it is easier to
do.<BR>> ><BR>> > It began with a project started by Unifarma, the
main distributor of<BR>> > pharmaceutical products, to give every chemists
shop in South Tyrol the<BR>> > possibility of giving their customers
bilingual information leaflets, says<BR>> > Cimatti.<BR>> ><BR>>
> It was clear that the best way to reach this goal was to install
computers<BR>> > and printers in every pharmacy. This measure
currently covers 10% of<BR>> > products on the National Health Service
[which means 50% of all the<BR>> > medicines distributed], but the number
is increasing, states Cimatti.<BR>> > People in the province have welcomed
the move; German-speakers were<BR>> > waiting for it for a long time while
pharmaceutical producers are covering<BR>> > the costs.<BR>>
><BR>> > The initiative illustrates where market requirements and
linguistic rights<BR>> > can operate in tandem. I think it could also be
realised for other<BR>> > linguistic minorities, says Cimatti.
However, the measure does not cover<BR>> > South Tyrols Ladin speakers.
According to Cimatti it is because the Ladins<BR>> > are a small
community, they can read German or Italian, they didn't ask<BR>> > for it
and laws and decrees provide for this measure only in German.<BR>> >
(Eurolang)<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > <A
href="http://217.136.252.147/webpub/eurolang/moulerez.asp?ID=4555">http://217.136.252.147/webpub/eurolang/moulerez.asp?ID=4555</A><BR><FONT
face=Arial size=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>> > <BR>>
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