The Greek spoken on the southern ends of the Italian peninsula is no more ancient than any other variety of Greek. And it shouldn't be surprising in an area that was a Greek colony, and then ruled from Constantinople for hundreds of years.
Even after, Calabria and Puglia were ruled by monarchs who spoke French and Castilian, and had no interest in controlling language practices.
Why do so many people take Italian nationalism for granted?
Greenlandic MP refuses to speak Danish in parliament debate...
When the speaker of the parliament encouraged Høegh-Dam to repeat her speech in Danish, she refused.
After the debate, Høegh-Dam said her speech had focused on the recent revelations. “I don’t understand why it is so odious to be allowed to speak what is categorised as the official language of Greenland, which is my constituency.”
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/12/greenlandic-mp-refuses-to-speak-danish-in-parliament-debate #LanguageShift
"Reclaiming Sacred Sparks: Linguistic Syncretism and Gendered Language Shift among Hasidic Jews in New York" - Ayala Fader
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