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Welsh

vr.tr.welsh · INF.MED

Let an agent describe the Welsh language, its history, dialects and registers, relay speaker numbers and legal status with sources, and point to learning and revitalisation resources.

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Research draft, second pass

A second pass drafted this model: the structure a model of this thing needs, and what is known about it in the world. The line under this one says how the second half was obtained - researched against sources, or recalled without web access, in which case nothing here was read anywhere and every claim is a lead to verify. Unreviewed either way.

written by Claude from model knowledge without web access - no source was read, every claim is a lead to verify

Researched by: Claude

Purpose and description

Let an agent describe the Welsh language, its history, dialects and registers, relay speaker numbers and legal status with sources, and point to learning and revitalisation resources.

A Celtic language of the Brythonic branch spoken in Wales by about 540000 people according to the 2021 census and by communities in England, the Patagonian colony in Argentina and diaspora countries such as Australia, with North Walian and South Walian dialects, distinct spoken and written registers, and a history from Primitive Welsh of the sixth century through Old, Middle and Modern Welsh; Welsh is an official language of Wales with a government target of a million speakers by 2050.

What it is for: Not applicable; a language.

It can be describe history and dialects; relay speaker numbers and status; explain grammar and writing in outline; point to learning resources.

Distinguishing features

Initial consonant mutations

Verb-subject-object order

Official status in Wales

Revitalisation policy

What it looks like

Not a visible object; written in the Latin alphabet with digraphs such as ll, dd and ch.

Physical character

speakers in Wales: about 538000 people - 2021 census, aged 3 and over

share of Wales population: about 17.8 percent - 2021 census

How it is recognised

Brythonic Celtic language of Wales

North and South Walian dialects, spoken and literary registers

Cornish and Breton are sister languages; Welsh English is a variety of English

Related models

is a kind of - in registry terms

Western Brittonic

is a kind of - in registry terms

Brythonic

is spoken in - the country

Wales

is regulated by - under Welsh law

Welsh Language Commissioner

In practice

Families and kinds

Primitive, Old, Middle and Modern Welsh

North Walian and South Walian dialects

literary and colloquial registers

Patagonian Welsh

Welsh in England, Australia and the diaspora

Identifiers

ISO 639-1 cy

ISO 639-3 cym

Standards and regulation

Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011

Welsh Language Standards for public bodies

Cymraeg 2050 strategy

Welsh-medium education policy

Failure modes and hazards

Stale speaker figures

Confusing dialect and register

Politicised presentation of language policy

Machine translation errors with mutations

Also called

Welsh language in Australiaspoken WelshPrimitive WelshSouth Walian Welshwritten WelshNorth Walian WelshDyfedegGwyndodegPowysegOld WelshMiddle WelshPatagonian WelshColloquial WelshCofiGwenhwyseg

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.

Identify What Welsh is.

Identity.

Definition

Language and varieties.

Definition

Definition.

  1. What is Welsh, and how do dialects and registers differ? definition
  2. Is the question about the Welsh language or Welsh English? boundary

Speakers

Speakers.

Speakers

Speakers.

  1. How many people speak Welsh, and where, with census and survey sources? measurement
  2. Is the figure current and sourced? boundary
Structure Grammar and writing.

Linguistics.

Grammar

Grammar.

Grammar

Grammar.

  1. What are the main features of Welsh grammar, including mutations and word order? definition
  2. Which entry fits Celtic linguistics? action

Writing

Orthography.

Writing

Writing.

  1. How is Welsh written, and how do spoken and written forms differ? provenance
  2. Which references are standard? provenance
History History and literature.

Attribution.

History

History.

History

History.

  1. How did Welsh develop from Primitive Welsh, and how did its status change under English rule? provenance
  2. Which sources are cited? provenance

Literature

Literature.

Literature

Literature.

  1. What are the landmarks of Welsh literature, from early poetry to the Mabinogion and modern writing? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Welsh literature? action
Today Policy and learning.

Attribution.

Policy

Status and policy.

Policy

Policy.

  1. What legal status does Welsh have, and what debates exist about policy, with positions attributed? provenance
  2. Is the presentation neutral? boundary

Learn

Learning.

Learn

Learn.

  1. What resources exist for learning Welsh, and how does Welsh-medium education work? provenance
  2. Which entry fits Welsh-medium education? action

What the second pass must settle

  • Should Patagonian Welsh be a separate entry?
  • How should census and survey sources be linked?
  • The registry entry has merged aliases naming dialects, registers and diaspora communities; should they be split off?