"Shame and punishment" by Rozenn Milin, lecture in Breton with simultaneous translation into French.
Until 1950, a million people spoke Breton, which was passed down from generation to generation. A few decades later, only around a hundred thousand speakers remain and the Breton language is considered to be in danger of disappearing.
Historian and sociologist Rozenn Milin has spent almost ten years researching the decline of minority languages in France and around the world. How has a once flourishing language been able to decline so rapidly? What role did the French state and schools play? What were the effects of vexatious practices to impose dominant languages to the detriment of popular languages?
A fascinating investigation, combining historical sources and hundreds of eyewitness accounts...
Organised by Amicale Laïque de Léchiagat-Treffiagat and Ti Brezhoneg ar Vro Vigoudenn.
Free participation.
Until 1950, a million people spoke Breton, which was passed down from generation to generation. A few decades later, only around a hundred thousand speakers remain and the Breton language is considered to be in danger of disappearing.
Historian and sociologist Rozenn Milin has spent almost ten years researching the decline of minority languages in France and around the world. How has a once flourishing language been able to decline so rapidly? What role did the French state and schools play? What were the effects of vexatious practices to impose dominant languages to the detriment of popular languages?
A fascinating investigation, combining historical sources and hundreds of eyewitness accounts...
Organised by Amicale Laïque de Léchiagat-Treffiagat and Ti Brezhoneg ar Vro Vigoudenn.
Free participation.
