Candidates to the French presidency are beginning to take position on the question of regional languages as the elections approach. Quite a delicate subject judging by the different declarations that were recently made…<\/p>\n
We\u2019ve issued two articles on where French political leaders stand on the matter: Minister of Culture Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Mitterrand<\/a> on one side, and presidential candidate Fran\u00e7ois Hollande<\/a> on the other.<\/p>\n To each our own opinion!<\/p>\n Blog<\/strong><\/p>\n Marie Jeanne Verny<\/strong>, senior lecturer in Montpellier, France, returns to trace back the history of Occitan<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 or<\/a> langue d\u2019Oc<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013, its decline before French, and its recent revival. An opportunity for her to question the place given to regional languages in France at times where different bills are being discussed in Parliament…<\/p>\n Soropedia<\/strong><\/p>\n Delving further into the subject, refer to our detailed and rich description sheets on Occitan<\/a> and two of its variants, Proven\u00e7al<\/a> and Aranese<\/a>.<\/p>\n \n Our cycle on Tamasheq<\/strong>, language of the Tuareg<\/strong>, ends this week with one last lesson of vocabulary: common words and expressions<\/strong>, introduced to us by poet and educator Mohamed Hamza<\/strong>… Some of these expressions obviously have no direct translation, so he tells us about one of his people\u2019s most significant traits: speak less, do more!<\/p>\n See video<\/a><\/p>\n \n September 25, 2011<\/strong>: World languages forum held in Lyon, France.<\/p>\n Read article<\/a><\/p>\n October 14, 2011<\/strong>: Charles Perkins Scholarships application deadline directed at Australian Indigenous postgraduates who have been accepted at Oxford or Cambridge universities.<\/p>\n Read article<\/a><\/p>\n \n 3 newly subtitled videos on the Benga language<\/strong><\/a> (Gabon) are now available for Spanish Sorolovers: an introduction to the language, a word from the children, and a short film on crab fishing…<\/p>\n \n A new word of the fortnight<\/a> to “Mouth<\/strong>” in all languages…<\/p>\n And an updated Soroquiz<\/strong> available on our homepage<\/a>…<\/p>\n \n A beautiful week to all of you,<\/strong><\/p>\n The Sorosoro crew<\/p>\n Supported by<\/p>\nNew video<\/h5>\n
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