The linguistic situation in Luxembourg is characterized by the practice and the recognition of three official languages: French, German and Luxembourgish. Upon the country's founding, French enjoyed the greatest prestige, and therefore gained preferential use as the official and administrative language. German was used in the political field to comment on the laws and the ordinances in order to make them comprehensible to everyone.

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  • The linguistic situation in Luxembourg is characterized by the practice and the recognition of three official languages: French, German and Luxembourgish. Upon the country's founding, French enjoyed the greatest prestige, and therefore gained preferential use as the official and administrative language. German was used in the political field to comment on the laws and the ordinances in order to make them comprehensible to everyone. At the primary-school level, teaching was limited to German, while French was taught in secondary education. The law of July 26, 1843 reinforced bilingualism by introducing the teaching of French in primary school.
  • In het Groothertogdom Luxemburg bestaan drie officiële talen: Frans, Duits en Luxemburgs. Frans genoot van oudsher het meeste prestige, maar op scholen werd in het Duits onderwezen. Pas in 1843 werd Frans een verplicht vak. In 1912 werd het lager onderwijs Luxemburgstalig, hoewel Luxemburgs pas in 1984 als aparte taal is erkend.
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  • Luxembourg
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  • The linguistic situation in Luxembourg is characterized by the practice and the recognition of three official languages: French, German and Luxembourgish. Upon the country's founding, French enjoyed the greatest prestige, and therefore gained preferential use as the official and administrative language. German was used in the political field to comment on the laws and the ordinances in order to make them comprehensible to everyone.
  • In het Groothertogdom Luxemburg bestaan drie officiële talen: Frans, Duits en Luxemburgs. Frans genoot van oudsher het meeste prestige, maar op scholen werd in het Duits onderwezen. Pas in 1843 werd Frans een verplicht vak. In 1912 werd het lager onderwijs Luxemburgstalig, hoewel Luxemburgs pas in 1984 als aparte taal is erkend.
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  • Languages of Luxembourg
  • Talen in Luxemburg
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