| Summary: | The article discusses how to manage and protect linguistic diversity at a nationallevel in Spain. To do so, we take into account the multilingual languageregime applicable to other States; special emphasis is placed on a conglomeratestate, Switzerland, which has historically been known for its respect ofdiversity. The article is formally structured in four sections. The first introductorystage outlines a brief reference of comparative constitutional law, consideredas good and identifies different theoretical models of diversity managementin an abstract way. The second section, entitled “Language andState model in Spain” contains an analysis of the state linguistic model. Onthis basis, the third section contains a reference to different multilingualismmanagement models in force in other conglomerate states around us; specialemphasis is given to the Swiss example. Finally, the article concludes with anepilogue, in which we enumerate the main mechanisms that, at present,promote a deepening of the protection of linguistic diversity at the nationallevel in Spain.
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