Talk:Cadoxton, Vale of Glamorgan

I was wondering if a section on dow corning (the chemical works) could be added however i wasnt sure if dow corning is strictly in cadoxton, anyone know?

Cadoxton / Tregatwg?

1) Care should be taken when juxtaposing English and Welsh placenames shared by the same location not to imply, when it isn't the case, that the Welsh must be a translation or somehow a subordinate version. Some place names in Wales do originate from other languages (Irish, Norse, Anglo-Saxon, Norman-French, Hebrew, Latin, Flemish, English, etc) and some of these also have Welsh language adaptations. Both categories, are 'Welsh' (i.e. of Wales) but disregarding or even replacing the indigenous names of Wales has, with mounting concern in recent years, been roundly condemned in public and the Senedd. Legislation is being proposed to protect Welsh language toponomy for future generations.

2) It is inappropriate and a form of discrimination (highlighted in particular by the United Nations International Decade of Indigenous Languages.

to suggest let alone assert that the Welsh language, Welsh placenames, bilingual policy, education etc are of lesser significance because Welsh speakers are now in a minority in the population as a whole (ignoring that in relative terms, Welsh speakers are still in the majority in some areas).

Welsh Welsh is de jure one of Wales' two official languages; opinion polls show growing support for Welsh among non-Welsh speakers over at least two decades.

Welsh was, until the first quarter of the twentieth century, spoken as a first language by a majority of the population, but centuries of oppression, discrimination and opprobrium finally led to a collapse in use during the second half of the 20th century. Welsh is now undergoing a resurgence in learning and use. CitizenMarc (talk) 01:44, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

61/295. United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, Article 13, 1 & 2 CitizenMarc (talk) 02:08, 8 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]