Welsh Language Act 1967

High school (ages 12+)
People & Society

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Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the parliamentary act number?c. 66
2. What is the date of enactment?July 1967
3. Why was the Welsh Language Act 1967 made?It was made because people were worried that the Welsh language might disappear and wanted it to be treated fairly in government.
4. How did the Welsh Language Act 1967 change things in Wales?It let people speak Welsh in court and allowed Welsh versions of official papers, so the language could be heard and read in official places.

Linguistic Suppression: The act of discouraging or prohibiting the use of a particular language, often in official or public contexts.
Language Revitalization: Efforts to increase the number of speakers and the domains of use for a language that is in decline.
Legislative Intervention: The act of a government passing laws to influence or change a particular situation or policy.