Rumantsch Grischun gets a permanent place in the electronic media
Twenty-five years after its development, the standard language Rumantsch Grischun (RG) is making its way into the SRG’s electronic Romansh media. Starting in November 2007, this written language will become the language used in news reports.
25 years after its development, the standard language Rumantsch Grischun (RG) is making its way into SRG's electronic Rhaeto-Romanic media. From November 2007, the written language will become the reading language for the news. Radio e Televisiun Rumantsch (RTR) and its audience are ready for this step, explains RTR Director Bernard Cathomas to SDA.
Initially, only the evening news on the radio will be read in the standard language, but by March 2008 at the latest, all news, both on the radio and on television, will be read in Rumantsch Grischun. However, the news will continue to be presented in Rhaeto-Romanic dialects, emphasized Cathomas, who described the introduction as a reading language in the electronic Rhaeto-Romanic media as a logical step. Radio e Televisiun Rumantsch is predestined to play a responsible role when it comes to reading the written language professionally and developing a reading standard.
However, there is also skepticism about the linguistic innovation in the radio and television editorial offices: in an internal survey conducted by the media union SSM, the written language was rejected by the majority. According to Cathomen, however, the survey was not conducted scientifically enough. The comments on the questions posed were interesting and showed both the problems and the opportunities of Rumantsch Grischun. Cathomen nevertheless expects the public to have reservations.
Initially, only the evening news on the radio will be read in the standard language, but by March 2008 at the latest, all news, both on the radio and on television, will be read in Rumantsch Grischun. However, the news will continue to be presented in Rhaeto-Romanic dialects, emphasized Cathomas, who described the introduction as a reading language in the electronic Rhaeto-Romanic media as a logical step. Radio e Televisiun Rumantsch is predestined to play a responsible role when it comes to reading the written language professionally and developing a reading standard.
However, there is also skepticism about the linguistic innovation in the radio and television editorial offices: in an internal survey conducted by the media union SSM, the written language was rejected by the majority. According to Cathomen, however, the survey was not conducted scientifically enough. The comments on the questions posed were interesting and showed both the problems and the opportunities of Rumantsch Grischun. Cathomen nevertheless expects the public to have reservations.
