Friday, June 1, 2018

How Europe's Oldest Language Survived Through The Millennia

"This week on the podcast [The World in Words] we talk about Basque. With more than six dialects, how did Basque develop a language standard? How did this language survive the military dictatorship of Francisco Franco when speaking, writing and reading it were illegal? How has this minority language thrived and even grown in the years since Franco's dictatorship ended? And what does the future hold?" (audio)



Article source here:Arts Journal

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