Romansh
Let an agent explain Romansh, relay classification, idioms, standardisation, legal status and revitalisation from linguistic and Swiss government sources with debates attributed, describe the named varieties and note the Ladin ambiguity, and distinguish Romansh from Dolomitic Ladin, Friulian, Italian and Swiss German.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain Romansh, relay classification, idioms, standardisation, legal status and revitalisation from linguistic and Swiss government sources with debates attributed, describe the named varieties and note the Ladin ambiguity, and distinguish Romansh from Dolomitic Ladin, Friulian, Italian and Swiss German.
A Romance language of the Rhaeto-Romance group spoken mainly in the Swiss canton of Graubunden, one of Switzerland s four national languages and a partial official language of the Confederation, with five traditional written idioms, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran, and the Engadine idioms Puter and Vallader, which are collectively called Ladin in Switzerland, alongside local varieties such as Tuatschin and historical forms such as Old Sursilvan, and the pan-regional standard Rumantsch Grischun created in 1982, whose use in schools has been debated; Swiss Ladin should be distinguished from Dolomitic Ladin in Italy. The language is considered endangered, with speaker numbers that should be checked against current census data.
What it is for: Communication and cultural identity in Graubunden.
It can be explain classification and idioms; relay standardisation debates with attribution; describe named varieties; relay legal status.
Distinguishing features
Swiss national language
Multiple written idioms
Standardisation debate
Endangered status
What it looks like
Not a physical object; written and spoken language on signs, media and in schools.
Physical character
national language recognition: 1938 year - referendum
Rumantsch Grischun: 1982 year - Heinrich Schmid
written idioms: 5 count - plus the standard
How it is recognised
Rhaeto-Romance language of Switzerland
Tuatschin, Ladin, Old Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Sursilvan, Rumantsch Grischun
Dolomitic Ladin is spoken in Italy; Friulian is in north-east Italy; Italian and Swiss German are neighbouring national languages
Related models
is a kind of - in registry terms
is promoted by -
includes -
is contrasted with - Dolomitic Ladin
In practice
Families and kinds
Sursilvan
Sutsilvan
Surmiran
Puter and Vallader
Rumantsch Grischun
Standards and regulation
Swiss Federal Constitution Article 4 and 70
Graubunden language law
ISO 639 code rm
Failure modes and hazards
Confusing Swiss and Dolomitic Ladin
Partisan framing of standardisation debates
Stale speaker numbers
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Understand What Romansh is.
Attribution.
Definition
Definition.
Definition
Definition.
- What is Romansh, and how does it differ from Dolomitic Ladin, Friulian, Italian and Swiss German? definition
- Is the question about learning, linguistics, law or a place in Graubunden? boundary
Varieties
Named varieties.
Varieties
Varieties.
- What are Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Tuatschin, Old Sursilvan, Swiss Ladin and Rumantsch Grischun? definition
- Which entry fits the specific variety? action
Linguistics Linguistics.
Attribution.
Classification
Classification.
Classification
Classification.
- What do linguists debate about the unity of Rhaeto-Romance, with positions attributed? provenance
- Which references are standard? provenance
History
History.
History
History.
- How did Romansh develop from Latin in Raetia? provenance
- Which sources are cited? provenance
Policy Status and standardisation.
Regulation.
Status
Legal status.
Status
Status.
- What official status does Romansh have federally and in Graubunden? provenance
- Which entry fits languages of Switzerland? action
Rumantsch Grischun
Standardisation debate.
Rumantsch Grischun
Rumantsch Grischun.
- What arguments were made for and against Rumantsch Grischun in schools, with positions attributed? provenance
- Is the presentation neutral and attributed? boundary
Context Revitalisation.
Context.
Media
Media.
Media
Media.
- How do RTR and Romansh media support the language? provenance
- Which entry fits Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha? action
Speakers
Speaker numbers.
Speakers
Speakers.
- How many people speak Romansh, checked against current census data? provenance
- Is the information current? boundary
What the second pass must settle
- The registry alias Ladin should be clarified as the Engadine idioms rather than Dolomitic Ladin
- Should each idiom be a separate entry?
- How should census data be linked?