On minority languages (with particular consideration of Welsh)

The article concentrates on minority languages. At its beginning, the author focuses on the most crucial legislation initiatives that have been adopted by the Council of Europe; a prompt reference is then made to the concepts of bilingualism, multilingualism, plurilingualism as well as ethnic variety. In the further course of his analyses, and after providing the data gathered by adequate institutions of the European Union and UNESCO, he refers to the Welsh language as an example of a minority language