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In northern Europe, a backlash against English is under way
- archo 3y agohttps://archive.is/ZknBf https://archive.is/ZknBf
- rippeltippel 3y agoSomeone could argue that, in the past and for several centuries, latin was the official language in the "philosophy of science". That didn't cause other languages to stop being used.
- Tomte 3y agoAnd the article clearly states that the impetus isn‘t „nobody will use Danish anymore“. It‘s about limiting the domains where it is being used.
- hunglee2 3y ago'cultural sovereignty' movements was once only a (much derided) concern of the French, but seem to be spreading to other more historically anglophone countries. I wonder whether the so far unchecked dissemination of US cultural values might be a factor here - the Americanisation of Europe via Hollywood + Internet is an under studied phenomena. Still, for people who care about heterogeneity and diversity, this is a positive move