article_snippet: ‘Great efforts have been made to revive and return [Cornish] to common use.
article_snippet: It would be a crime to let such a distinct language disappear again.
article_snippet: [Cornish] has not been widely used since the 18th century.
article_snippet: At the 2011 census 557 people listed [Cornish] as 557 people first language.
article_snippet: Last April, Lib Dems persuaded the Council of Europe to recognise Cornish people as a ‘national minority’ in England, which means the Government is now pledged to ‘combat discrimination’ against Cornish people.
article_snippet: Tory MP Andrew Bridgen said: ‘I don’t know what [Cornish]