The DLDP Survey on Digital Use and Usability of EU Regional and Minority Languages

This paper reports about the design, the results and the key findings of a survey launched by the Digital Language Diversity Project about the digital use and usability of regional and minority languages. The aim of the survey - the first of this kind - was to investigate the real needs and expectations of European minority language speakers regarding digital opportunities. The focus on four languages (Basque, Breton, Karelian and Sardinian) at different stages of digital development offers a starting point to develop strategies for assessing digital vitality of these languages and overcoming specific difficulties.