1. In Britain today there are over one hundred minority languages in everyday use. 2. Publicity material will be made available in minority languages, in Braille and on tape. 3. The Helpline will also give you details of the telephone advice services available in various ethnic minority languages. 4. Among specific measures provided for in the convention were the launch of at least one radio station and a television network broadcasting in minority languages. 5. But minority languages, once threatened by emigration and assimilation, will be strengthened as the cost of reaching a widely scattered audience falls. 6. For starters, Ray made his films in the minority Bengali language. 7. It noted, for instance, that the new government had adopted a constitutional amendment to protect minority languages and culture since coming to power. 8. Minority languages are being killed off along with minority cultures. 9. As minority languages disappear, scientists and linguists also lose valuable information, said linguist Lori Levin, who is working on the project. 10. Education in minority languages is allowed in elementary and high school. |