Some Problems in the Standardization of Luxembourgish

本报告主要讨论在卢森堡的外国居民熟悉卢森堡语的问题。对1997年由卢森堡大学中心组织的Baleine研究结果的分析表明，卢森堡居民的语言条件如下：1)卢森堡人一般具有多语言能力，但在写作法语和卢森堡语以及英语方面，年轻人的熟练程度要比老年人高得多。葡萄牙人的母语说得很好。他们的年轻人精通包括卢森堡语在内的多种语言。3)在一定程度上能说卢森堡语的外国居民人数不少，但他们的写作熟练程度很低。本撰文人参观了一个名为“进步计划”的团体为外国人举办的一些卢森堡语培训班，该团体的目的是使外国居民融入卢森堡社会。这些课程的讲师强调口头交流。问卷调查的结果显示，许多课程的参与者都认识到卢森堡语在劳动力市场上的重要性。

This report deals mainly with the problem of familiarization of Luxembourgish to foreign residents in Luxembourg.The analysis of the results of the Baleine research in 1997 which was organized by le Centre Universitaire du Luxembourg demonstrates following language conditions of the residents in Luxembourg. 1)The Luxembourgers have generally multilingual proficiency, but in writing French and Luxembourgish and in English in general the younger people have much higher proficiency than the elder. 2)The Portuguese hold their mother tongue very well. The young people of them have multilingual proficiency including Luxembourgish. 3)The number of the foreign residents who can speak Luxembourgish to some extent is not small, but their proficiency in writing it is very low.The present author visited some Luxembourgish courses for foreigners organized by a group named Projet Moien which had the aim of integrating foreign residents into the society of Luxembourg. The instructors of the courses put an emphasis on oral communication. The result of questionnaires reveals that many participants in the courses appreciate the importance of Luxembourgish in the labor market.