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Cornish Language Strategy 2015-2025 Strateji an Yeth Kernewek 2015-25 Cornish Language Strategy 2015-25 Strateji rag Kernewek dres an nessa degbledhen A strategy for Cornish over the next decade www.cornwall.gov.uk SYNSASOW CONTENTS 06 12 16 16 Komendyans Ragwel ha Amkanow Stratejek Towlennans Introduction Medrasow Stratejek 2015-25 Akwiryans Vision and Strategic Aims Strategic Objectives Acquisition planning 2015-25 18 20 22 Towlennans Towlennans Savla Towlennans Korpus Devnydh Yeth Status planning Corpus planning Language use planning FOREWORD After the hard work of volunteers in It set out a future for the language where Cornish is still vulnerable and, like many Cornish would once again be a widely-spoken languages, its health will depend on the level keeping Cornish alive throughout community language. The Strategy led to of support from offi cial bodies, business and the 20th Century, the publication of the appointment of the fi rst public offi cial the wider community. This second Cornish for Cornish and to the creation of MAGA, the Language Strategy therefore looks ahead to the First Cornish Language Strategy Cornish Language Partnership charged with 2025, providing a framework for whoever wants in 2004 was a milestone. implementing the strategy. to contribute to the future of the language. The prospect for any language depends on its use In the 10 years of the Strategy and the by young people and so this is a focus of the Partnership, great strides forward were made so Second Strategy. that today Cornish is visible on street signs, on Cornish produce and in media. There are more Cornish is being used in increasingly diverse opportunities for speakers to use Cornish and ways and it is interesting to see how the more ways to learn the language. language is being used to inspire original art, music and literature and is being used in A further advance was made in 2014 when marketing. I look forward to seeing where our the UK Government recognised the Cornish young people take the Cornish language over as a national minority under the Framework the next ten years. Convention for the Protection of National Minorities. This reinforced the existing offi cial Councillor Julian German status of the Cornish language under the Cornwall Council European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages. Th ere are more opportunities for speakers to use Cornish and more ways to learn the language. 4 Cornish Language Strategy 2015-25 RAGLAVAR Wosa ober diwysyk bodhogyon Ev a dhisplegyas devedhek rag an yeth may fi a Hwath goliadow yw Kernewek, ha, kepar ha Kernewek yeth kemenethek kewsys yn ledan lies yeth, y yeghes a wra kregi war an nivel ow kwitha Kernewek yn fyw dres arta. An strateji a ledyas dhe apoyntyans an a skoodhyans dhiworth korfow sodhogel, an 20ves kansbledhen, men mildir kynsa sodhek poblek a-barth Kernewek ha negysyow ha’n gemeneth ledanna. Rag henna, dhe formyans MAGA, Keskowethyans an Yeth an nessa Strategi an Yeth Kernewek ma a vir o dyllans Kynsa Strateji an Yeth Kernewek, a veu charjys gans kowlwrians an yn-rag dhe 2025, ow provia framweyth rag Kernewek yn 2004. strateji. seul a vynno kevri dhe dhevedhek an yeth. An wologva rag yeth a greg war hy devnydh gans Yn deg bledhen an Strateji ha’n Keskowethyans, yonkers, ha hemm yw ytho fog an Nessa Strateji. kammow bras yn-rag a veu gwrys mayth yw Kernewek gweladow hedhyw orth arwodhyow Yma Kernewek ow pos devnydhys yn fordhow stret, askorr kernewek hag y’n media. Yma moy moy ha moy divers ha dhe les yw gweles chonsyow rag kowsoryon dhe dhevnydhya fatel usi an yeth ow pos devnydhys rag aweni Kernewek ha moy fordhow rag dyski an yeth. art, ilow ha lien derowel ha fatel usi ow pos devnydhys yn marghasans. My a vir yn-rag dhe Avonsyans pella a veu gwrys yn 2014 pan veu weles py kemerro agan tus yowynk an yeth Kernowyon aswonys gans Governans an RU avel kernewek dres an nessa deg bledhen. minoryta yn-dann an Akordyans Framweyth rag Difresyans a Vinorytys Kenedhlek. Hemma Konseler Julian German a grevhas savla sodhogel Kernewek, selys Konsel Kernow seulabrys, yn-dann an Chartour Europek rag Yethow Ranndiryel ha Minoryta. Yma moy chonsyow rag kowsoryon dhe dhevnydhya Kernewek ha moy fordhow rag dyski an yeth. Strateji an Yeth Kernewek 2015-25 5 INTRODUCTION This is the second Strategy for the Planning, carried out the review consulting Cornish Language and covers the the Cornish Language Partnership member organisations and other stakeholders. period 2015-2025. It aims to build Interviews were held with key individuals, MAGA partner organisations and MAGA staff and an on the momentum and progress open evening was held in January 2015. achieved for Cornish under the fi rst Strategy and sets out clear priorities Findings of the Review for the next 10 years ahead. The Review highlighted the signifi cant progress that MAGA had made in raising the profi le of Cornish as a living language, in creating The fi rst Strategy for the Cornish Language more positive attitudes to the language, was developed as the initial step in the and in increasing use of Cornish in public implementation of Part II of the Council of life. The Review recommended continuing Europe Charter for Regional and Minority much of the fi rst Strategy’s approach but Languages, under which Cornish was specifi ed with some adjustments, and the Review’s in March 2003. The Strategy was prepared by an recommendations for the way forward form the Advisory Group made up of Cornwall Council, second Cornish Language Strategy. the UK Government and the Cornish language groups, and was published in 2004. In order for Cornish to become a widely- spoken community language, the second While many diff erent views were put forward strategy places greater emphasis on young in preparing the fi rst strategy, a clear vision people and schools. Cornish can only thrive if of Cornish as a widely-spoken community younger people are given more opportunities language emerged during the process. This to learn and use the language. The Review vision remains the same. also proposed a new delivery structure, aiming In 2014, Cornwall Council commissioned a to clarify roles, develop capacity and place a 10 year review of the fi rst Cornish Language greater leadership role for the language on Strategy. IAITH, the Welsh Centre for Language Cornwall Council. 6 Cornish Language Strategy 2015-25 KOMENDYANS An nessa Strateji rag an Yeth Yn 2014 Konsel Kernow a erghis daswel deg- Sewyansow An Dhaswel bledhen a gynsa Strateji an Yeth Kenewek. Kernewek yw hemma ha synsys IAITH, an Gresen Gembrek rag Towlennans An Dhaswel a wolowpoyntyas an avonsyans ynno yw an termyn 2015-2025. Ev Yeth, a wrug An Dhaswel, ow keskussulya gans a vri re wrussa MAGA dre dhrehevel profi l kowethasow hag o eseli a Geskowethyans Kernewek avel yeth vyw, dre wruthyl a veder drehevel war vomentom an Yeth Kernewek, ha gans kevrenogyon omdhalghow moy posedhek yn kever an yeth, hag avonsyans a veu kowlwrys erel. Synsys veu keswelyow gans tus bosek, ha der ynkressya devnydh a Gernewek y’n kowethasow o kesparow MAGA ha mayni MAGA bewnans poblek. An Dhaswel a gomendyas rag Kernewek yn-dann an kynsa magata, ha gorthugher ygor a veu synsys mis- pesya gans meur a dowl an kynsa Strateji mes Strateji, ha diskwedhes ragwiryow Genver 2015. gans nebes desedhansow, ha komendyansow An Dhaswel rag an fordh yn-rag a form nessa rag an 10 bledhen a dheu. Strateji an Yeth Kernewek. May hallo Kernewek mos ha bos yeth Displegys veu an kynsa Strateji rag an Yeth kemenethek yw kewsys yn ledan, an nessa Kernewek avel kynsa kamm yn kowlwrians a strateji a boslev tus yowynk ha’n skolyow. Ny Rann II a Jartour Konsel Europa rag Yethow yll Kernewek seweni marnas mars yw res dhe Ranndiryel ha Minoryta, hag a syns Kernewek dus yowynka moy chonsyow dhe dhyski ha ynno a-dhia vis-Meurth 2003. Pareusys veu an devnydhya an yeth. An Dhaswel a brofyas Strateji gans Bagas Kussulya hag ynno Konsel ynwedh framweyth nowydh rag delivrans, ow Kernow, Governans an RU ha bagasow an yeth medra klerhe rannow, displegya dalghuster ha kernewek, ha dyllys veu yn 2004. ri dhe Gonsel Kernow rann ledyorses brassa a-barth an yeth. Kyn feu lies tybyans profys prys may feu pareusys an kynsa strateji, ragwel kler a dheuth yn-rag dres an argerdh a Gernewek avel yeth kemenethek, kewsys yn ledan. An ragwel ma a dhur heb chanj. Strateji an Yeth Kernewek 2015-25 7 Approving the Strategy Offi cial status of the The Review identifi ed four overarching aims The IAITH Review was submitted to Cornwall Cornish Language as a focus for language policy and planning Council on 9 February 2015. On 20 March 2015, initiatives in relation to Cornish: The Cornish language is recognised offi cially by the Cornish Language Partnership approved the UK Government in two ways: • the need to increase the numbers of the Review and adopted the new delivery Cornish speakers, structure set out in the Review. The Partnership a) under the European Charter for Regional and was disbanded and Cornwall Council became Minority Languages, and • the need to increase the use of Cornish the lead organisation for the Cornish language as a community language, b) under the Framework Convention for the programme. Protection of National Minorities • the need to maintain and increase the profi le and status aff orded to Cornish in The Strategy provides a broad strategic The Charter and the Convention identify how public life, and overview for the development of Cornish over institutions and bodies should remove barriers the next decade and Cornwall Council will and enable use of minority languages such • the need to maintain and develop prepare annual Operational Plans setting out as Cornish.
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