New Zealand’s decision to recognise a new official language draws sharp criticism: ‘Embarrassing waste of time’
- Lawmakers in New Zealand have passed a bill to make English an official language of the country.
- The move has sparked criticism from some lawmakers and linguistic experts who called it “virtue signalling and a waste of parliamentary time and money while raising the risk of marginalisation of te reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language.
- English has now been recognised as an official language alongside the Māori language and New Zealand sign language, giving it the same official status as the other two languages.
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- Lawmakers in New Zealand have passed a bill to make English an official language of the country.
- The move has sparked criticism from some lawmakers and linguistic experts who called it “virtue signalling and a waste of parliamentary time and money while raising the risk of marginalisation of te reo Māori and New Zealand Sign Language.
- English has now been recognised as an official language alongside the Māori language and New Zealand sign language, giving it the same official status as the other two languages.
Sources: The Independent