"We Were Too Beaten because of the Breton, We Were Too Ashamed": How Did the Bretons Change Their Language? Rozenn Milin at the Conference Thursday 13 November in Auray

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Why did the Britons change their language? They were more than a million to speak Breton in 1950 compared to about 100,000 today. What is the place of school and humiliation suffered as the symbol? The historian Rozenn Milin published a book on this topic, "The shame and punishment". She will be in conference on Thursday 13 November in Auray.

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