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- For much of its history, the language has been ignored or "subjected to repeated challenges to its status as a language variety" due to its lack of official status.
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The marginalization that the Asturian language suffered inside the region due to the actions of the Instituto de Estudios Asturianos (IDEA) caused Asturian speakers to take action and create the organization Amigos del Bable [Friends of the Asturian Language] in 1969. Their goal was to revitalize the use of the language (Galán 2021).
However, the language is endangered: there has been a steep decline in the number of speakers over the last century. Law 1/93 of 23 March 1993 on the Use and Promotion of the Asturian Language addressed the issue, and according to article four of the Asturias Statute of Autonomy: [4] "The Asturian language will enjoy protection. Its use ...
Oct 29, 2004 · This article analyzes the historical and sociological keys of linguistic shift in Asturias exemplified by the peculiar situation of Asturian Language Teaching at the University of Oviedo, which has recently been in danger of becoming banned.
- Xulio Viejo Fernández
- 2004
Jan 8, 2024 · The results of the analysis suggest a mismatch between language policy and language use in the region and a lack of prestige bestowed upon the Asturian language.
Asturian or Asturleonese is a minoritized Romance language mainly spoken in the Principality of Asturies whose status is currently considered endangered (Eberhard et al. 2022). Of the approximately one million inhabitants of Asturies, about 200,000 people speak Asturian, which represents 20% of the total regional population [2] (Llera Ramo 2017).
Using a mixed research approach, this article analyzes attitudes and power relations among Spanish, Asturian and other immigrant languages used in the LL of a neighborhood in Oviedo, Asturias, while also revealing public perceptions of language hierarchies and prestige in the area. download Download free PDF. View PDF chevron_right.
Dec 5, 2023 · 10% of the Asturian population self-declared they did not understand Asturian language at all, barely 29% of the total considered themselves as fully alphabetized in the language (Llera Ramo...
