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Université de Fribourg

19. Multilingualism in Switzerland

Grünert, Matthias

In: Manual of Romance Sociolinguistics, 2018, p. 526-548

This chapter deals with the two Romance languages which are officially recognized as minority languages of Switzerland, Romansh and Italian, and with Francoprovençal and French dialects spoken marginally in the francophone area of Switzerland. Romansh, the language that has gained new recognition in the process leading to the quadrilingual Swiss Confederation, is considered in most detail. The...

Université de Fribourg

Dialogo sopra compleanni tondi e app traduttori

Grünert, Matthias

In: Esercizi di fantalinguistica, 2019, p. 113-118

Nel dialogo tra due grigionesi, un romanciofono e una grigionitaliana, viene sollevato l'argomento di una possibile promozione della comunicazione orale in romancio supportata da mezzi tecnologici. L'applicazione in questione saprà riconoscere tutte le varietà di romancio parlato. Per il suo funzionamento sarà indispensabile una standardizzazione della pronuncia degli idiomi regionali.

Université de Fribourg

Does the territoriality principle work in practice? : The principle’s applicability to the Romansh area in the Swiss Canton of Grisons

Grünert, Matthias

In: Methods in Contemporary Linguistics, 2012, p. 463-486

The present paper addresses the question of territoriality with reference to the Swiss minority language Romansh, taking account of the contributions of jurists who were dealing with the legal situation in Switzerland and showing the importance of the principle in the common perception of the national languages of Switzerland. Furthermore, insights from a philosopher, Philippe Van Parijs, who...