documento programmatico - PNV. Press News Veneto

The Venetian language is undoubtedly the mildest and most agreeable […] its
pronunciation is clear, delicate, and easy, its words abundant and expressive, and its
phrases harmonious and ingenious; and as the character of the Venetian nation is
distinguished for gaiety, their language …
I endeavoured to give an idea of the energetic and brilliant style of my countrymen in the
comedy of’ The Venetian Lawyer. This piece was well received, listened to, and relished
everywhere, and was even translated into French. The success of my first Venetian plays
encouraged me to compose others. …”
PNV: In your opinion, should a country also teach local languages, in this case
Venetian?
Prof. Maher: This schooling is best done by teachers who know, not just the standard
language, but also know the local language, or who at least have a common-sense
concept of these. The Veneto has many varieties of Venetian, as well as Friulian, Ladin.
The Val Canale had German language, too, before the Duce and the Fuehrer agreed to
ethnically cleanse the Veneto Germans.
PNV: Should politicians make pronouncements about language and language
teaching?
Prof. Maher: Gaius Asinius Pollio once rebuked Publius Livius for his “bad” Latin.
“Patavinitas” – he called it – Padovanità. Pollio went down in history for his
“asinitas”. Politicians should not meddle in subjects they do not know, politics, for
example. Language is another. Politicians often give the impression that they are also
incapable of running a country.
El discorso de la lingua…
Mi no so voialtri… varda, ve scrivo xò i titoli e vedemo se ve fa lo steso efeto:
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“El discorso de la lingua
xè ke mi parlo la mia
e ti te parli la tua,
xè koesto
el discorso de la lingua”
Anonimo Veneto
“Parlare ‘furlan’ è un fiume di sprechi” (Il Corriere della Sera)
“Al dialàtt Bulgnais. Così parlare in vernacolo è diventato ‘chic’”(La Repubblica)
Da una parte un kuotidian nasionae taglian dixe ke spendare skei par el furlàn xe uno
spreco e na fonte de ridicolo. Da l’altra, l’altro kuotidian dixe ke xè chic.
“Dove passa il confine tra tutela e ridicolo?”, se domanda el Corriere a proposito del
furlàn.
“Il bolognese oggi gode di un prestigio sociale che non ha mai avuto. Parlarlo, è quasi
considerato chic”, dixe Repubblica. (Repubblica Bologna, pg XIII venerdì 4 sett. 09 pag
Società)