The DLDP Survey on Digital Use and Usability of EU Regional and Minority Languages (L18-1)
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| Challenge: | the survey was launched by the Digital Language Diversity Project to investigate the real usage, needs and expectations of European minority language speakers regarding digital opportunities. |
| Approach: | This paper reports on the results of an exploratory survey launched by the Digital Language Diversity Project about the digital use and usability of regional and minority languages on digital media and devices. |
| Outcome: | The findings of the first exploratory survey on the use and usability of regional and minority languages on digital media and devices are presented in this paper. |
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