Editing Asturleonese language (section)

== Legal status ==
Asturleonese only recently received recognition in the municipality of [[Miranda do Douro]] by virtue of Portuguese law 7/99 on 29 January 1999, although merely as a language that should continue to be protected and preserved, not awarding it any official status. Meanwhile, [[Catalan language|Catalan]], [[Basque language|Basque]], and [[Galician language|Galician]] were all granted official status in their respective regions in 1978.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=University of Zurich|last2=Bleortu|first2=Cristina|last3=Prelipcean|first3=Alina-Viorela|last4=Stefan cel Mare, University of Suceava|date=2018-12-21|title=The Castilian and Asturian languages in schools|url=http://lumenpublishing.com/journals/index.php/rrem/article/view/1098|journal=Revista Romaneasca pentru Educatie Multidimensionala|volume=10|issue=4|pages=241–248|doi=10.18662/rrem/85|doi-access=free}}</ref> Therefore, there exists some tension, as Asturleonese is still not regarded as an official language today.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=Conjunto de datos oceanográficos y de meteorología marina obtenidos en el Crucero Oceanográfico Pacífico XLIV. Colombia. Enero - febrero de 2007|language=es|doi=10.26640/dataset_crucero.erfen.2007.01}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last1=Sánchez|first1=León|title=ADAGIO EDUCATIVO, LA ÉTICA Y EL DON EN LA EDUCACIÓN.|date=2020-12-28|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv1dp0w3h.55|work=Una acción educativa pensada. Reflexiones desde la filosofía de la educación|pages=488–494|publisher=Dykinson|access-date=2021-11-10|last2=Mario|doi=10.2307/j.ctv1dp0w3h.55 |s2cid=234429580 |url-access=subscription}}</ref> However, the language is optional at school, where it is widely studied.<ref>[http://www.uoc.edu/euromosaic/web/document/asturia/an/i1/i1.html Euromosaic report], ''Lexikon der romanitischen Linguistik'' 6.I:652-708</ref>

The [[Constitution of Spain|Spanish Constitution]] recognizes the existence of vehicular languages and the need for the protection of existing dialects within the national territories. In article 3.3 of the constitution, the document concretely states that "the richness of the distinct linguistic modalities of Spain is a cultural heritage that will be the subject of special respect and protection." Additionally, article 4 of the [[Statute of Autonomy of the Principality of Asturias|Asturian Statute of Autonomy]] states that, "The Asturian language will enjoy protection. Its use, teaching and diffusion in the media will be furthered, whilst its local dialects and voluntary apprenticeship will always be respected."<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Benito |first=Manuel Germán García |date=2017 |title=Evolución histórica de la ley de uso y promoción del bable/asturiano en la enseñanza secundaria: orígenes, debates jurídicos, educación y perspectivas de futuro |trans-title=Historical evolution of the Asturian's use and promotion law in the secondary education: origins, legal debates, Education and future prospects |url=https://reunido.uniovi.es/index.php/MSG/article/view/13078 |journal=Magister |language=es |volume=29 |issue=2 |pages=29–36 |doi=10.17811/msg.29.2.2017.29-36 |issn=2340-4728|url-access=subscription }}</ref> In light of these stated provisions of the 1/1998, on the 23 March, the Use and Promotion of the Asturleonese Language serves this purpose; promoting the use of the language, its knowledge within the educational system, as well as its dissemination in media. {{What|date=November 2021}} However, Asturleonese continues to have a very limited presence in the public administration.

In Portugal, the related Mirandese dialect is recognized by the [[Assembly of the Republic (Portugal)|Assembly of the Republic]] as a co-official language along with [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] for local matters, and it is taught in public schools in the few areas where Mirandese is natively spoken. Initially thought to be a basilect of Portuguese, [[José Leite de Vasconcelos]] studied Mirandese and concluded it was a separate language from Portuguese.