{"id":4319,"date":"2018-02-07T10:53:53","date_gmt":"2018-02-07T09:53:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.limburgs.org\/?p=4319"},"modified":"2024-08-15T10:43:54","modified_gmt":"2024-08-15T09:43:54","slug":"new-limburg-language-policy-a-covenant-is-quicksand-for-limburgish-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.limburgs.org\/en\/new-limburg-language-policy-a-covenant-is-quicksand-for-limburgish-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"New Limburg Language Policy: A Covenant is Quicksand for Limburgish 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A new Limburg language policy is under debate, with Limburg&#8217;s government asking the Raod veur &#8216;t Limburgs (&#8216;Council for Limburgish&#8217;) for a new vision. The question is whether to pursue recognition akin to the Frisian language model or to base policy on a government-offered covenant. Limburgish, recognized as a regional language under the European Charter since 1997, lacks the same rights as Frisian. The Dutch government has historically not met its obligations for Limburgish. The proposed covenant, unlike a legal framework, lacks enforceability and would leave Limburgish dependent on fluctuating political will. This could undermine the language\u2019s protection by the Council of Europe. The article argues for a legal framework like Frisian&#8217;s, offering stability and protection for Limburgish and aligning with legal norms on equality and non-discrimination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The article is in Dutch and Limburgish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.neerlandistiek.nl\/2018\/02\/nieuw-limburgs-taalbeleid-een-convenant-is-drijfzand-voor-het-limburgs\/\">Dutch version<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.veldeke.net\/lb\/column-yuri-michielsen-euver-limburgs-taolbeleid\">Limburgish version<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new Limburg language policy is under debate, with Limburg&#8217;s government asking the Raod veur &#8216;t Limburgs (&#8216;Council for Limburgish&#8217;) for a new vision. 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