Sociolinguistic Artifacts

This video talks about the linguistic diversity in Spain and how the Spanish state maintains it, contrasting with other states which suppress minority languages. The video describes how Spain's state acts against standard language ideology by mandating that regional languages also be taught in their schools, such that students are raised bilingual, and the minority languages become preserved systemically. The video also touches on the concept of standard language ideology and how it isn't as innate to state power as is sometimes thought.