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Around five thousand languages ​​and only about one hundred sixty-four countries are counted in the world; so, in good logic, most countries have several languages.

In this unit you will study the linguistic diversity of Spain and the historical, political and cultural causes of the current situation . Let's clarify some terms that you will find here:

Language and dialect . Common opinion tends to see the dialect as a way of speaking less prestigious than language. We should know:

• From the historical point of view, all languages ​​are dialects of another (mother tongue). French, Italian, Spanish, Catalan, etc. They are dialects of Latin.
• We say that one of these dialects has become a language when it reaches a sufficient degree of unity among its different languages ​​( leveling ), which favors its use in formal situations (administration, school, etc.).

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