In Switzerland’s political dialogue, an adequate representation of Swiss language communities in the Federal Administration is considered to be a vital expression of multilingualism in Switzerland. Diverse legal bases and directives have been created and issued in the interest of reaching this goal. Nonetheless, questions concerning implementation and effectiveness of these measures remain open...
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In den Kantonen BS und SO sowie in den deutschsprachigen Teilen der Kantone BE, FR und VS wird seit dem Schuljahr 2011/12, im Kanton BL seit dem Schuljahr 2012/13, Französisch als erste Fremdsprache ab der 5. Klasse (Zählung nach HarmoS) nach dem Passepartout-Lehrplan bzw. nach einem gemeinsamen Konzept und mit einem gemeinsamen Lehrmittel unterrichtet. Die Ziele, Inhalte und der Aufbau ...
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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...
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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...
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In: Cohabitation des langues et politique linguistique. La notion de "langue partenaire".
Dans cette contribution, le concept très métaphorique de « langue partenaire » est analysé, de manière assez critique, au regard du principe de territorialité des langues et du multilinguisme institutionnel, deux régimes politico-linguistiques qui cohabitent dans la Confédération helvétique. Les enjeux d’un partenariat entre langues, au niveau des institutions mais également des...
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