[lg policy] Welsh language committee hears from Catalonia

[Dave Sayers]

 From BBC Wales Political Editor Betsan Powys' blog:

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The Catalonian government secretary for language policy had no doubt 
expected to be cross-examined carefully about the level of resistance to 
the Catalan language amongst non-Catalan speakers.

Mr Bernat Joan i Mari appeared via videolink armed with evidence about 
the number of academics, consumers and the workforce who speak Catalan. 
The evidence, he said, showed that the perception of the language had 
changed and that it was now regarded rather more as an opportunity, not 
an obstacle.

What Mr Bernat wouldn't, perhaps, have been as prepared for was the 
unique style of the former First Minister.

"Muchas gracias" said Rhodri Morgan "and sorry about the football."

Enjoy the moment here on the Democracy Live site 
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/democracylive/hi/wales/newsid_8167000/8167442.stm>.

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Taken from here: 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/thereporters/betsanpowys/2010/06/malalt_com_a_lloro.html

As with all language-related posts on her blog, the comments beneath the 
story are an interesting glimpse into the public debate, albeit quite a 
heated section of it.


Dave

--
Dr. Dave Sayers
Honorary Research Fellow
School of the Environment and Society
Swansea University
d.sayers at swansea.ac.uk
http://swansea.academia.edu/DaveSayers

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