Na marginesie słów Xaviera Gralla: dlaczego kultura francuska jest „macochą” dla Bretończyków?

Abstract

The starting point is the title of the essay by Breton author Xavier Grall, entitled “Frenchculture is our stepmother”. It serves as a basis for analysis concerning France’s languagepolicy in relation to the Breton minority. The Author answers the questions of why theBretons consider themselves as a distinct culture, as well as of why they feel harmed. Inrelation to the former problem, she points to the Celtic roots of contemporary Bretons,whereas in relation to the latter one, she looks for reasons in the policy of the Frenchrepublic and little influence of the international law on the language policy of France. Anoptimistic element, on the other hand, is young Bretons’ growing interest in their ownculture and language.