I remained at the information level (especially as I misunderstood some of the point made by Targan
) but Marc perfectly illustrated his point. I have the same concern than him as I wish to see my daughters learn some "Provencal". I am from Wallon decent (my parents) and I already lost that.
The problem with my daughters learning "Provencal" is that, despite government official position, it is fairly hard to find teachers.
And, Marc, I don't find your position to be "provincial" in any way as I'm convinced that some kind globalisation is only possible if we preserve the local cultures as well. Catalonia is a good exemple of that. The current mistake is to play one against the other (IMO, of course).