• RAE. They ask that the Celaá Law "does not endanger the use of Spanish in any territory of the State"

  • Former directors of the Cervantes Institute against the Celaá Law "It is a scoundrel, a linguistic genocide"

The North American Academy of the Spanish Language (ANLE) has issued a statement in which

"it shares the deep concern of the Royal Spanish Academy

(RAE) over the recent approval in the Congress of Deputies of a law by which Spanish or Castilian it ceases to be a vehicular language in education in Spain ".

ANLE considers that the so-called

'Celaá law' "affects not only Spain but also the almost 600 million people

who share a universal language."

Specifies the North American Academy of the Language, which belongs to the family of 23 Spanish language academies that are spread over four continents under the Association of Spanish Language Academies (ASALE).

"Our perspective is not political but academic,"

says the North American Academy.

"It is not a question of ignoring other languages ​​or imposing one over others, but of defending a universal heritage and ensuring its conservation and development in all areas of culture and society," the statement added.

The note continues in these terms: "We understand that the RAE lacks competence to pronounce on constitutionality problems, but that does not prevent it from making its voice heard, endorsed by more than three centuries in

defense of our language

, to ensure that legal reform do not question the use of Spanish throughout your territory. "

The North American Academy recalls that "the language that millions of people have as their mother tongue is not only a means of communication but also of access to culture and science and to all aspects of human development. That is why we fully share the position of the RAE of make himself available to the government of his country to provide the advice it deems necessary while the bill is being processed in the Senate. "

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Spanish language The RAE asks that the Celaá Law "not endanger the use of Spanish in any territory of the State"

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against the Celaá law: "It is not progressive, it is reactionary"

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