"evropuli qartia saqarTvelo "European Charter for Regional or ...

"The concept of language as used in the charter focuses primarily
considers a language as a component of culture" 319
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According to paragraphs 18-20 and 30-37 of the Charter, the term
"regional or minority language" is a unified concept that incorporates
three types of language of indigenous historical (autochthonous) ethnic
group in the state:
- non-state language, which is a native language for the autochthonous
minority of the state, though principal population of a given region
of this state; this type is regarded as a "regional language" in the
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Charter .
- non-state language, which is a native language for autochthonous
though non-principal population of a given state that cannot be identified
with a particular area; the authors of the Charter designate such
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languages as "non-territorial languages" .
- non-state language, which is a native language for autochthonous
though non-principal population of a given region, currently being a
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minority itself even in that particular area , i.e. ethnical minority
language in the particular region of the state - The Charter designates
the very type as a "minority language" 323
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See: http://www.coe.int/t/dg4/education/minlang/textcharter/Charter/Charterexpl_ka.pdf;
Cf. an English version: The concept of language as used in the charter focuses
primarily on the cultural function of language;
(http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Reports/Html/148.htm); It would be better to place
special emphasis on a language as a cultural phenomenon.
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See article 1 and note 18 and 19.
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Note 36.
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Article 1, b: territory in which the regional or minority language is used” means the
geographical area in which the said language is the mode of expression of a number of
people justifying the adoption of the various protective and promotional measures
provided for in this Charter.
http://www.diversity.ge/geo/resources.php?coi=0|14|11|12|16;
http://www.diversity.ge/files/files/ETS-148-geo.pdf and
http://portal.coe.ge/downloads/Charter%20%20Expl%20report%20-%20Georgian.pdf.
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See Article 1 and notes 18-19.
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