Why speaking Welsh is good for your health and the language must be saved

Speaking Welsh is good for your health, an expert has claimed.

Professor Antonella Sorace, founder of the Bilingualism Matters Centre at the University of Edinburgh, is investigating the potential benefits of studying minority languages.

She said previous research has already shown that being multilingual can improve thinking and learning ability and may reduce mental decline with age.

If policymakers could be encouraged to retain languages such as Welsh, Gaelic or Cornish, it could have a beneficial impact on health, she said.

The positive effects of learning more than your mother tongue is one reason why “minority” languages should be saved from extinction, says Professor Sorace. For the full article click here 

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