On the question of vernacular education, it is pleasing to note that politicians and linguists are now obviously in agreement. The Recommendation 928 (1981) on the educational and cultural problems of minority languages and dialects in Europe from the thirty-third ordinary session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe gives a good example:
- The Assembly, . . . Considering that the following principles should form the basis for the scientific, human and cultural treatment of each language: ... - the right of children to their own language and culture, ... Recommends that the Committee of Ministers consider whether it would be possible for governments of member states to implement the following measures in whatever manner most appropriate: ... b. With regard to the human aspect, the gradual adoption of children's mother tongues for their education ... c. With regard to the cultural aspect, respect and official support for the local use of standardised minority languages, and for their current use in higher education . . . in so far as this approach is favoured by the communities which speak them; ...