LL-L "Language maintenance" 2004.02.08 (04) [E]

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: language sociology

Minority languages have a difficult time.

A study was made about the languages spoken in Messancy, one of the
municipalties in Belgium with a Luxembourgish dialect.
The results are published in:
http://www.alas.be/sondage%20Miezeg.pdf
page 14:
94 perc. of age 65+ is bilingual (French + Luxembourgish)
only 6% of age -20 speaks both languages (read: speaks still Luxembourgish)

The website of the Luwembourgish speakers in Belgium is at:
http://www.alas.be

Regards,

Roger

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From: Roger Thijs, Euro-Support, Inc. <roger.thijs at euro-support.be>
Subject: language sociology

Please read 84 for 94 in my previous message.
Sorry and thanks,
Roger

> page 14:
> 94 perc. of age 65+ is bilingual (French + Luxembourgish)
> only 6% of age -20 speaks both languages (read: speaks still
Luxembourgish)

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