tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21478225.post4241201373385464939..comments2024-03-21T15:56:12.599+01:00Comments on Life in Culebrón: Sent to sleepChris Thompsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15157237713117339719noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21478225.post-88905874307739588912011-02-27T14:01:09.572+01:002011-02-27T14:01:09.572+01:00Artículo 3.
1. El castellano es la lengua español...Artículo 3.<br /><br />1. El castellano es la lengua española oficial del Estado. Todos los españoles tienen el deber de conocerla y el derecho a usarla.<br /><br />2. Las demás lenguas españolas serán también oficiales en las respectivas Comunidades Autónomas de acuerdo con sus Estatutos.<br /><br />3. La riqueza de las distintas modalidades lingüísticas de España es un patrimonio cultural que será objeto de especial respeto y protección.<br /><br />I have a friend who is Mexican. She gets very excited about the people of the United States claiming to be the only true "Americans" and thereby denying the term to Peruvians, Bolivians, Uruguayans, Canadians etc. Isn't the same true of Castellano becoming Español?Chris Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157237713117339719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21478225.post-58050315349432528582011-02-27T12:38:29.900+01:002011-02-27T12:38:29.900+01:00hmmm yes, well, your reasoning is the one in vogue...hmmm yes, well, your reasoning is the one in vogue now, but I still have to make my mind up on it. I think it is a line of thinking introduced by Catalonians who seem to be on a new colonisation stage, like the kingdom of Castilla and Leon was once upon a time when most of us have gone past the colonisation stage and live in a more global reality. There is difference of opinion amongst intellectuals too, on the subject. However, I do respect all opinions. I just wanted to state here that not all spaniards think on those lines.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558515921837414612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21478225.post-50042859315489727702011-02-27T00:42:46.395+01:002011-02-27T00:42:46.395+01:00Marilo: of course Castilian is Spanish but so are ...Marilo: of course Castilian is Spanish but so are Catalan, Basque and Galician. Some of my neighbours round here might argue that Valencian is a language too and I met a chap oop North who seemed to think Babel was too. I don't think your Constitution agrees. South Americans (well those who don't live in Belize or Brazil or the Falklands) speak Castilian.Chris Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15157237713117339719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21478225.post-81996470983134699912011-02-26T21:53:44.511+01:002011-02-26T21:53:44.511+01:00Chris, it is alright to call castillian Spanish to...Chris, it is alright to call castillian Spanish too. There is a lot of contraversy on the subject, mostly political. What do South Americans speak? Spanish? Castillian? Both forms are correct, and I tend to use one or the other depending on what comes first to mind. CheersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02558515921837414612noreply@blogger.com