The
Romanian Language Day is another perfect occasion for all Romanians throughout
the world to celebrate their cultural heritage and to be remembered that
despite the fact that many people use this language routinely, our ancestors
fought for it.
“The
Romanian Language Day is a celebration of the Romanian soul, because the
language is the most pronounced effigy of the Romanians.”
(Ioan Aurel Pop, the president of the Romanian Academy, at the debate "The current status of the Romanian language")
(Ioan Aurel Pop, the president of the Romanian Academy, at the debate "The current status of the Romanian language")
”Limba
română are virtuţi complete, adică poate fi vehicul a tot ce se întâmplă
spiritual în om. E foarte greu de mânuit.
Prin ea poţi deveni vultur sau
cântăreţ de strană.” ~Petre Ţuţea~
● Excerpt:
Many definitions have been given of the language and of the Romanian language, but language for me means a living organism that is born, grows, develops and even ages sometimes and flows into other languages at the same time as the people who created it and that served as a means of communication. That's why we are talking, perhaps scientifically incorrect, but in colloquial language, about living languages and dead languages. Ours is alive and no matter how contaminated it may be today by neologisms, barbarisms, hyper-urbanisms, unusual abbreviations, naughty text messages, we should not be afraid. The Romanian language still has the power to remain itself despite these various dangers," said Ioan Aurel Pop during an event held in the Academy's Aula.
Many definitions have been given of the language and of the Romanian language, but language for me means a living organism that is born, grows, develops and even ages sometimes and flows into other languages at the same time as the people who created it and that served as a means of communication. That's why we are talking, perhaps scientifically incorrect, but in colloquial language, about living languages and dead languages. Ours is alive and no matter how contaminated it may be today by neologisms, barbarisms, hyper-urbanisms, unusual abbreviations, naughty text messages, we should not be afraid. The Romanian language still has the power to remain itself despite these various dangers," said Ioan Aurel Pop during an event held in the Academy's Aula.
Did you know? Romanian Language
is mother tongue of around 30 million individuals, and taught as a foreign language
in universities, in 45 countries.
● My previous post on the same theme: ROMANIAN LANGUAGE Day – 2021
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