National language as an instrument of political mobilization in Wales and Cornwall in the begining of 21 c. Cover Image

Język narodowy jako instrument mobilizacji politycznej w Walii i Kornwalii na początku XXI w.
National language as an instrument of political mobilization in Wales and Cornwall in the begining of 21 c.

Author(s): Bartłomiej H. Toszek
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Szczecińskiego
Keywords: devolution; linguistic rights; national identity

Summary/Abstract: Presupposing invariability of hitherto centrifugal tendencies in a frames of devoluion reform and predevolution processes in Wales and Cornwall, questions of protection md development of national language are expected to remain in the Welsh/Cornish auhorities centre of interests. Published by the Welsh Government and the Cornish Coun;il schemes of national languages contains postulates of widening range of cymraeg or kernewek teaching, strengthening of bilingualism in public sphere and subsidizing of Welsh/Cornish media. However top to down stimulation of bilingualism would not sucked if most of people in Wales and Cornwall will be still English speaking. Which is nore reducing number of Welsh speakers and slow growing number of Cornish speakers shows both these languages have no practical sense and are not able to compete with English. There is no reason to overestimate meaning of Welsh and Cornish in political nobilization processes because their role was only to confront Welsh and Cornish culural diversity. Literally interpreted and appeased by the UK Government demands of egal and institutional guarantees of both languages protection and development caused Anally displacement of public interests to other measures for realizing main aim, it is widening or implementing devolution processes.

  • Issue Year: 2014
  • Issue No: 27
  • Page Range: 67-80
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish