Spanish official; spoken all over the country Catalan/Valencian, co-official Basque, co-official Galician, co-official | Aragonese, recognised Extremaduran, unofficial Fala, unofficial |
Today we have talked about some features of the Spanish State and the present Constitution. We have had an interesting debate about the different languages spoken in the country. Here you have the article of the Constitution about languages, which reflects the reality of the country and establishes that all the languages spoken in the country are official:
ARTICLE 3
1. Castilian is the official language of the State. All the Spanish people have the duty to know it and the right to use it.
2. The other languages of Spain will also be official in the Autonomous Communities according to their Statutes.
3. The richness of the different languages of Spain is a cultural heritage that will have to be respected and protected.
The different Statutes of the Autonomous Communities have been written taking the Constitution into account and they have been approved by the citizens. Galician, Catalan and Basque are official languages in the respective Autonomous Communities and this variety of languages reflects a rich cultural background inherited from the different peoples who lived in the Iberian Peninsula.
Here you have some data about the number of speakers of the different languages of Spain:
Catalan
Galician
Basque
Asturian /Bable
Aranese
And here you have some links to learn the different languages of Spain on line:
Catalan
Galician
Basque
4 comments:
hi!!
I have one question.
The others leguages aranese, asturian and leonese, extremaduran... are they languages, are they dialects, I don't know exactly what they are it's the first time I hear this
I have heard about accents, like andalusian accent, ways to talk like in castilla-la mancha, but i didn't hear this like a lenguage before
bye!!
I think Cristina Mata could give you a more complete answer about this, but Castilian has different varieties or dialects (spoken in Madrid, Andalusia, Murcia, Castilla- La Mancha, Castilla- León and also in Aragón). The language spoken is the same, but there are differences of vocabulary, accents and expressions. Extremaduran is also considered a dialect by some experts. Apart fom Galician, Catalan and Basque, there are other languages recognized as such in Spain, such as Aranese, Asturian and Leonese and Aragonese. The number of speakers is small, but the differences with Castilian, Galician or Catalan are important and this is why they are considered different languages. All these languages come from Latin, they share roots and structures, but they evolved during the Middle Ages and became different. The spread of some languages was directly linked to political power. As Castile became the most powerful kingdom during the Modern Age, the language spoken in Castile became predominant. The other languages were forbidden when the Borbons arrived in the 18th century and they imposed Castilian to all the kingdom.
As our history is so rich and we have receive so many influences from many different peoples, our linguistic heritage is very rich as well. We can´t ignore this and the more we learn about the place we live in, the better we will understand the people who share our past and present.
See you tomorrow.
March 29, 2011 6:54 PM
Sorry, I have made a mistake: we have received.
Reading again my comment, I´ve found another mistake: Bourbons.
Post a Comment