The Island’s Heritage
The Corsican language, Corsu is a vital part of the peoples’ culture and heritage. Many traditions have Corsican names such as the Fiera di U Casgiu(the island’s cheese making tradition). Corsica also does a lot to teach other languages from around the world. For example, there are quite a few immersion centers such as Practilingua to teach people not only French and Corsu, but other languages such as English, Spanish, Italian, and Portuguese. By this logic it would also be very cruel to erase the language since the people who speak it are trying hard to learn French and other languages spoken around the world.
Hypocrisy, Plain and Simple
France has 75 regional languages. Knowing this you would think France would care to respect them given the large amount of them, but no, the French government continues to assert that the language of French is the official language of the republic. The French constitution does back this up. In article 2, it is mentioned that French is to be the language of the country.
The language of the republic shall be French. -Article 2, French Constitution
While this does assert that French is the “official” language of France, looking deeper into the constitution we can see statements that still suggest that we should have respect for regional ones. Article 75-1 says that regional languages are an important part of the nation’s heritage.
Regional languages are part of France’s heritage – Article 75-1, French Constitution
This directly claims that France should respect the languages of each of its regions, something the current French government does not seem interested in doing. It is because of this that the people of Corsica are so mad at the French government, and are reasonable in being so. France is being quite hypocritical.
In Conclusion
It is both cruel and hypocritical for France to attempt to erase Corsu. The language is a big part of Corsica’s culture, the people there still learn French along with many other foreign languages, and the French constitution actively states that regional languages like Corsu should be respected as part of the country’s heritage. It is for these reason that the language should be valued and cherished.