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A Very Big Fight over a Very Small Language
- mitchbob 11mo ago> In the Swiss Alps, a plan to tidy up Romansh—spoken by less than one per cent of the country—set off a decades-long quarrel over identity, belonging, and the sound of authenticity. https://archive.ph/sA1TG https://archive.ph/sA1TG
- Jimmy_de_Groot 11mo agoThis was a fascinating read that perfectly illustrates how language debates are never just about words or grammar. They're about identity, power, and whose story gets to be the "correct" one. The passion surrounding a "small" language reveals how deeply tied it is to a community's sense of self and history. It's a proxy for much larger cultural and political battles.
- steve_gh 11mo agoThis is a really lovely long read.