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Abstract
After over twenty years of debate over Cornish orthographies, recognition by the UK government according to the
European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in 2003 led to the creation of what was initially intended as a “single
written form” for use in official contexts. However, the inevitable impossibility of finding a compromise that pleased opposing
groups of speakers with differing ideologies meant that the eventual Standard Written Form (SWF) was
pluricentric, comprising two “main forms”. While these were initially stated to be of equal status, this has been hard to maintain
since the SWF’s implementation: with more speakers using Middle Cornish forms, the Late Cornish forms are less visible and
commonly believed to be subsidiary. Drawing on such perceptions, along with learning materials and other resources, this paper
examines the status of the SWF today and offers some reflections on this unsuccessful attempt at pluricentricity in a minoritised
language.
期刊介绍:
Language Problems and Language Planning is published in cooperation with the Center for Research and Documentation on World Language Problems. This international multi-lingual journal publishes articles primarily on political, sociological, and economic aspects of language and language use. It is especially concerned with relationships between and among language communities, particularly in international contexts, and in the adaptation, manipulation, and standardization of language for international use.