Linguistic regimes Autonomous communities of Spain

bilingual signs, showing names of city known pamplona in spanish , iruña in basque

the preamble constitution explicitly stated nation s protect spaniards , peoples of spain in exercise of human rights, cultures , traditions, languages , institutions . significant recognition not in differed drastically restrictive linguistic policies during franco era, because part of distinctiveness of historical nationalities lies on own regional languages. nation openly multilingual, in castilian—that is, spanish—is official language in territories, other spanish languages can official in respective communities, in accordance statutes of autonomy.

article 3 of constitution ends declaring richness of distinct linguistic modalities of spain represents patrimony object of special respect , protection. spanish remains official language of state; other languages co-official spanish in communities have regulated. in addition, knowledge of spanish language declared right , obligation of spaniards.

spanish legislation, notably in statutes of autonomy of bilingual communities, use term own language , or language proper community , refer language other spanish originated or had historical roots in particular territory. statutes of autonomy of respective autonomous communities have declared basque language proper basque country , navarre, catalan language proper catalonia, balearic islands , valencian community—where historically, traditionally , officially known valencian—and galician language proper galicia. there other protected regional languages in other autonomous communities. percentage of total population in spain, basque spoken 2%, catalan 17%, , galician 7% of spaniards.

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