Minoriy languages in media
Minority languages have always had less importance than the majority. In this case, we are talking about the Spanish against Catalan and Euskera. We can say that although the Government, the people and the different media make efforts to increase the use of these languages, they continue operating as minority languages in their respective places. This can happen because of the repression tha took place during the civil war; and nowadays this is notable because there isn´t a standardization yet.
Both in Cataluña and in the Basque Country, there are different radios, newspapers, television channels ... in these dialects and it´s true that it can be a big step for normalization. But unfortunately, most people use these media in Spanish and it´s very dangerous.
In summary, there are many media in catalan and in euskera but people prefer to use this media in Spanish. And, if this continues like this, the culture could be lost.
It is true that governments can help with a proper language policy in order minority languages to have more presence in the media. But, Patricia, we shouldn’t forget that languages are nothing without their users. Only the demands of those users can cause real changes in language policies. Agurtzane
ResponderEliminarYes, you have reason when you say that the users are essential to promote a language. But, when I say "people" I mean the speakers of those languages, because I know that without them a language cannot exit. So, mixing users and Goverment´s work any language can develop.
ResponderEliminarIn my opinion the both language have a good place in media, according to the historical facts, and I think that they are expanding in the sense of increase in percentage of audience consuming the minority language media.
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