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The Catalan language: the soul of Catalonia - Catalan News Agency
WEBFeb 17, 2020 · How is Catalan different from Spanish? Catalan is a Western Romance language that grew out of the everyday Latin spoken during the Roman Empire. While Catalan is spoken mostly on the Iberian Peninsula, it has significant differences from Spanish in pronunciation, grammar and, above all, vocabulary.
NGO warns Catalan language is facing ' ... - Catalan News …
WEBJul 3, 2024 · The Catalan language NGO Plataforma per la Llengua has warned that Catalan is in a linguistic emergency that is not being "reversed." The organization's president, Òscar Escuder, stressed that the use of Catalan is …
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WEBCatalan News is the English-language media outlet of the Agència Catalana de Notícies (ACN), a public news agency in Catalonia. Open to everyone and subscription-free, it was launched in the summer of 2017 after revamping the old Catalan News Agency (CNA) English-language site, which had been running since 2010.
Language, Nationalism and Money - Catalan News Agency
WEBNov 29, 2010 · The Catalan News Agency is reviewing the stereotypes, myths and ideas that foreigners have about Catalonia and experts are called to challenge them. For instance, what does a foreigner think about the Catalan language?
Court suspends decree establishing Catalan as language of …
WEBJul 5, 2024 · Catalonia's High Court (TSJC) suspended a decree approved by the Catalan government in May that established Catalan as the language of instruction in Catalan public schools. According to the court, the decree places Spanish "in a marginal position" because it does not establish a "minimum guarantee" for its use.
‘Viquipèdia’ 20 years on - Catalan language Wikipedia celebrates …
WEBMar 16, 2021 · It was made by computer scientist Daniel José Queraltó at his home in Andorra la Vella. Since then, ‘Viquipèdia’ has gone from strength to strength, boasting over 673,000 articles, ranking 20th of more than 300 languages that have Wikipedia articles.
Three out of four Catalans want Catalan language ... - Catalan …
WEBJun 20, 2024 · Three out of four Catalans, an overall of 73%, are in or very much in favor of seeing the Catalan language in the European Union, according to a general survey by the CEO, a Catalan-government-owned survey agency.
Recognition of Catalan as official EU language debate returns amid ...
WEBMay 29, 2024 · Catalan as an official language in the EU is an old demand of pro-independence parties. In August 2023, pro-independence Junts made a deal with the Spanish socialist party to make it possible, in return, they backed a socialist candidate as speaker of the Spanish congress, Francina Armengol.
Catalan immersion system: origins, how it works ... - Catalan News …
WEBMar 19, 2022 · The territory has two main official languages, Spanish and Catalan, but there is a Catalan immersion system in place to strengthen the use of the language. The goal of this education policy in public and semi-public schools is …