27-01-2009

Invitation to External research meeting at ECMI, 29 January 15.30-16.30

Invitation to External research meeting at ECMI Thursday 29 January at 15.30-16.30, Conference Hall
Prof. Dr Robert McColl Millar, School of Languages and Literatures, University of Aberdeen

Dialectalised languages in Europe – the state perception of regional languagesIn many European states, regional languages close to the state language are regarded as its dialects and not recognized as separate languages. Prof. Millar will share his theories and research on the issue based on case studies of Scots, Occitan and other regional languages.