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From the lens Padanian Language: an overview.

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  • joanferrer Apr 25, 2012 @ 7:33 am | delete
    fascinating! for a catalan speaker this makes very interesting reading. my British wife was taught in school that there are 5 romance languages - French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and Romanian! Catalan has more speakers than Danish, Gaelic or Icelandic. It seems there are so many more languages derived from Latin than is commonly accepted. The French have always been very keen to rub out anything other than the Northern French they speak now (far less beautiful than Occitane and its 5 dialects of provençal, aquitaine, limousin, auvergnat and oc in my opinion), partly as part of the north's efforts to rub out the Cathars and grab all the southern land as a reward from the pope in the process.
  • Mendrix Mar 26, 2012 @ 7:44 am | delete
    That looks like to be very interesting. Thanks.
  • pawpaw911 Mar 25, 2012 @ 8:20 am | delete
    Very well done. The purple star is well deserved.
  • guetzli Mar 14, 2012 @ 11:07 am | delete
    This page is very well done. Congratulations for this scientific account.
  • nephthys Mar 2, 2012 @ 11:14 am | delete
    There's a science of language?
    And here I am thinking I'm smart because I can read Russian but not know what it means.
  • Padaneis Mar 2, 2012 @ 11:34 am | delete
    Many thanks for your kind comment. Yes: that science is... linguistics! Best wishes.
  • madoc Feb 28, 2012 @ 9:04 am | delete
    A great set of lenses. Thanks.
  • davespeed Feb 26, 2012 @ 4:42 pm | delete
    Wow, this is an impressive lens! I'm afraid I must admit I had never heard of Padanian before reading your lens.
  • Cumberland Feb 21, 2012 @ 5:58 pm | delete
    Interesting. It proves that Squidoo is full of fascinating information. Thanks for the lens and the effort in building it.
  • BuildABetterMouseTrip Feb 7, 2012 @ 7:10 pm | delete
    What an indepth article! I can see that you put a lot of time and effort into your lenses and into this topic. Thank you.
  • LaraineRose Feb 5, 2012 @ 9:07 am | delete
    I found this fascinating! Angel blessing.
  • VickiSims Jan 29, 2012 @ 11:11 am | delete
    I had never heard of the Padanian language - fascinating!
  • Traceeshobbies Jan 17, 2012 @ 5:19 pm | delete
    Wow so much to learn!
  • mismatch Jan 11, 2012 @ 8:21 am | delete
    Blessed! Very Interesting and emotional to read about languages so little known -- it nakes one think of the people of cultures that are so vulnerable to the changes of history.
  • Inkhand Jan 9, 2012 @ 4:15 am | delete
    A fascinating lens.
  • bharat01 Nov 27, 2011 @ 9:41 am | delete
    Very Nice Lens with the great info, thanks for sharing with us.......:)
  • BunnyFabulous Nov 19, 2011 @ 6:35 pm | delete
    Had never heard of this language. You're very thorough in your explanation of it. Thanks for helping me learn something new. :)
  • sangrinad Oct 28, 2011 @ 7:55 am | delete
    Always updated! Congratulations.
  • globedancer Oct 21, 2011 @ 2:37 pm | delete
    Awesome lens - well researched! Keep it coming!
  • Jolene_Belmain Sep 27, 2011 @ 8:02 pm | delete
    There sure is a lot of info in here wow!! Great lens :)
  • sousababy Sep 21, 2011 @ 8:17 am | delete
    This certainly is fascinating, I must let Puerdycat know . . this might be something of great interest to her. Hope it helps! Sincerely, Rose
  • Heather_Todd Sep 17, 2011 @ 7:45 pm | delete
    Thanks for the great post..nice post
  • poddys Sep 17, 2011 @ 1:55 pm | delete
    This is a great resource for anyone wanting to know more about the Padanian Language. I have to admit much of it went straight over my head though. Blessed by an angel.
  • daria369 Sep 11, 2011 @ 7:48 pm | delete
    Nicely done lens & helpful resource. ***Angel blessed*** :)
  • celeBritys4africA Sep 2, 2011 @ 4:57 pm | delete
    Never heard before. So much history. Thank you.
  • sharoncooper Sep 2, 2011 @ 5:14 am | delete
    Nice lens with the full of information, good job done
  • cwkerns Aug 25, 2011 @ 5:16 pm | delete
    Great lens. Very informative.
  • tobysartbazaar Aug 15, 2011 @ 7:40 am | delete
    Fantastic amount of detail and information in this lens - great to see! Well done! :-)
  • thesuccess Jul 12, 2011 @ 11:59 am | delete
    Languages are so interesting.
  • nightcats Jul 12, 2011 @ 9:46 am | delete
    I had not previously heard of this language. Thanks for the info.
  • SereneSea Jul 9, 2011 @ 10:45 pm | delete
    Learned something about the Padanian language today.
  • Jerrad28 Jun 14, 2011 @ 9:31 am | delete
    I have never heard of the Padanian Language before, it sounds very interesting!
  • Blessedmombygrace Jun 12, 2011 @ 8:00 pm | delete
    I had never heard of this. Learned something new today.
  • Runnn Jun 10, 2011 @ 12:38 am | delete
    Wonderful lense...
  • Rafick Jun 9, 2011 @ 12:40 pm | delete
    Great job. Rafick
  • UKGhostwriter Jun 6, 2011 @ 4:53 am | delete
    Really interesting, well done!
  • davidber Jun 1, 2011 @ 9:53 am | delete
    Really nice lense, I live near there ;)
  • MaxReily May 10, 2011 @ 12:47 am | delete
    Very well written and interesting lens! I love studying languages and their variations, origins and dialects.
  • chrispell017 May 9, 2011 @ 8:42 pm | delete
    interesting lens.. all new to me. very informative
  • karmicchristian May 2, 2011 @ 1:18 am | delete
    Certainly good to know information. Thank you.
  • sukkran Mar 31, 2011 @ 9:46 pm | delete
    a lens with educational value. ~blessed by a squid angel~
  • sukkran Mar 31, 2011 @ 9:45 pm | delete
    first time heard about padanese. really a interesting read. thanks for these valuable info.
  • ---Chazz Mar 26, 2011 @ 2:18 pm | delete
    Extremely interesting. Thanks for the education!
  • kathysart Mar 18, 2011 @ 1:09 pm | delete
    Wow.. very impressive lens.. congrats!
  • traveller27 Mar 12, 2011 @ 10:50 pm | delete
    Languages are fascinating, aren't they?
  • sangrinad Mar 8, 2011 @ 7:10 am | delete
    Always in progress! Congratulations.
  • Smith Mar 8, 2011 @ 3:43 am | delete
    Congratulations for spreading scientific information on this difficult to deal issue. Some cases of Padanian dialects are affected by the so called language suicide since decades, so gathering and interpreting information is rather difficult. The fact that this subject is politicised in Italy makes things even more difficult. However this page shows the advantage of taking things scientifically.
  • ajgodinho Mar 6, 2011 @ 5:11 pm | delete
    Nice work on this well-crafted and unique lens. This is the first time I'm hearing about Padaneis...learned something new today...thanks! :)
  • ChrisDay Mar 3, 2011 @ 11:20 pm | delete
    I'm really fascinated by language and wasn't aware until now of this gem. Thanks so much for your very clear presentation.
  • bulgnais Feb 16, 2011 @ 10:19 am | delete
    This page is really good and scientific. The debate about these things in Italy is always politically biased: it is refreshing to see an objective presentation. Thank you
  • sangrinad Feb 15, 2011 @ 9:32 am | delete
    Hello,
    perhaps a sharper map in the introduction would be nice: when printing, you cannot distinguish Padania form the rest of Europe. Many thanks.
  • Greekgeek Feb 14, 2011 @ 7:36 pm | delete
    Fascinating. I studied Latin for years, and have an MA in classical languages, yet I had not heard of Padanian at all.

    Blessed, since you taught me something!
  • Jewelsofawe Feb 10, 2011 @ 7:40 pm | delete
    Nicely done lens!
  • sangrinad Oct 19, 2010 @ 12:14 pm | delete
    Well, it seems that now Hull's "La lingua Padanese" is available! Thank you so much and bets wishes.
  • Rattle Oct 13, 2010 @ 2:08 am | delete
    So we Padanian people have a common language, or at least an "underlying" one. In fact I cannot seìay that I fully understand speakers of another dialect, but if we want to communicate and not to use Italian, communication is easier. But what can we do now against the war declared on our culture? I don't think Lega Nord to be a solution, for it seems now an Italian party: sorry if this offends you ore someone else, I aplogise. Sure, the other parties are even more "Italian" than Lega Nord. But probably this is not the point, the realk point is the language. Many thanks for this interesting page anyway.
  • reasonablerobinson Oct 4, 2010 @ 2:48 am | delete
    I find languages fascinating, especially etymology. I was tutored in German whilst working in my twenties by a lady who was involved in repatriating RAF pilots after WW2, I learned more about English during that experience than ever before, and was surprised to learn about the linguistic work of the Grimm brothers. I had never heard of Padanian before now. Certainly an intriguing topic for doctoral work. I was interested too to read in your title 'scientific' and wondered which philosophical research position you see this topic from and their ontological and epistemological assumptions. Me? becoming increasingly comfortable with Critical Realism (Bhaskar et al)
  • fanfreluche Sep 15, 2010 @ 12:02 pm | delete
    Before reading the title of your lens on the forum, I had never never heard of this dialect. Thank you for introducing us to it!
  • Padaneis Sep 15, 2010 @ 2:46 pm | delete
    Many thanks to you for your kind interest!
    Studies in this language have been neglected in recent decades, essentially because many Padanian speakers lost interest in their own language, a phenomenon known by socio-linguists as "language suicide".
    This of course made most academics lose interest in the subject; also, money backing of Padanian studies vanished.
    Please, stay tuned on this lens, since there will be soon interesting news:
    1) I will try to set up a newsletter dealing with this language and its culture (many details are still to be defined), so close to continental European one;
    2) I will try to provide links to actual spoken examples of this language and its dialects, which have recently radio broadcast, a possible sign of renewd interest.
    Yet, the political establishment is -quite unfortunately- still hostile to this issue, with not always sound alleged motivations.
    3) I will add a short description of the legislative situation of each one of the dialects of the Padanian language.
    Best wishes!
  • d-artist Sep 12, 2010 @ 5:00 pm | delete
    Very interesting lens...it's amazing how many dialects of any language there are..nice informative lens.
  • sangrinad Jul 16, 2010 @ 9:30 am | delete
    Interesting updates! Thank you
  • xilebo Jun 25, 2010 @ 6:31 am | delete
    Like this page (I am the preceeding user). However, it seems rather complicated to rate a page.
  • bulgnais Jun 19, 2010 @ 3:32 am | delete
    Very interesting approach: deciding when a dialect group is a separate language or not is always subject to an awful lot of political discussion. This time we have a scientific way of deciding about Padanian. I think more materials would be welcome!

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