Sardinian is classified as ‘definitely endangered’ by UNESCO due to the loss of intergenerational transmission. Children no longer learn Sardinian at home, and most young adults are semi-speakers. Since 2006, Sardinian has had a standard orthography, called the Limba Sarda Comuna. This orthography was developed to be used by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia in its official documents, alongside Italian. However, in recent years, the adoption of the LSC has also been encouraged for other purposes. This work discusses whether, in the light of the principles of orthography design for endangered languages, the Limba Sarda Comuna can be regarded as an effective orthography for all the Sardinian dialects.
Orthography development in Sardinia: the case of Limba Sarda Comuna / Rosangela, Lai. - STAMPA. - (2017), pp. 176-189.
Orthography development in Sardinia: the case of Limba Sarda Comuna
LAI, ROSANGELA
2017
Abstract
Sardinian is classified as ‘definitely endangered’ by UNESCO due to the loss of intergenerational transmission. Children no longer learn Sardinian at home, and most young adults are semi-speakers. Since 2006, Sardinian has had a standard orthography, called the Limba Sarda Comuna. This orthography was developed to be used by the Autonomous Region of Sardinia in its official documents, alongside Italian. However, in recent years, the adoption of the LSC has also been encouraged for other purposes. This work discusses whether, in the light of the principles of orthography design for endangered languages, the Limba Sarda Comuna can be regarded as an effective orthography for all the Sardinian dialects.
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