). ▁ ▁Un like ▁Bre ton , ▁Gal lo ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁a ▁long ▁promotion ▁history ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁still ▁often ▁perce ived ▁as ▁a ▁poor ▁rural ▁dialect . ▁Moreover , ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁lingu istic ▁relationship ▁with ▁Gal lo , ▁French ▁im posed ▁itself ▁more ▁easily ▁as ▁the ▁main ▁language ▁in ▁Upper ▁Brit t any ▁than ▁in ▁Bre ton ▁speaking ▁areas . ▁Gal lo ▁was ▁simply ▁felt ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁incorrect ▁way ▁of ▁speaking ▁French ▁rather ▁than ▁a ▁separate ▁language . ▁Gal lo ▁transmission ▁from ▁parents ▁to ▁children ▁is ▁extremely ▁low ▁and ▁efforts ▁to ▁standard ise ▁and ▁publish ▁books ▁in ▁Gal lo ▁did ▁not ▁reverse ▁the ▁decl ine ▁of ▁the ▁language ▁and ▁its ▁lack ▁of ▁prest ige . ▁ ▁Gal lo ▁is ▁also ▁threatened ▁by ▁the ▁Bre ton ▁language ▁rev ival , ▁because ▁Bre ton ▁is ▁gain ing ▁ground ▁in ▁territ ories ▁that ▁were ▁not ▁previously ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁Bre ton - spe aking ▁area , ▁and ▁most ▁of ▁all ▁because ▁Bre ton ▁appears ▁as ▁the ▁national ▁language ▁of ▁Brit t any , ▁thus ▁leaving ▁no ▁place ▁for ▁Gal lo . ▁ ▁Gal lo ▁had ▁never ▁been ▁written ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁and ▁several ▁writing ▁systems ▁were ▁created . ▁They ▁are ▁however ▁rarely ▁known ▁by ▁the ▁population ▁and ▁signs ▁in ▁Gal lo ▁are ▁often ▁un read able , ▁even ▁for ▁fl uent ▁speak ers . ▁In ▁Lo ire - At lant ique , ▁where ▁Gal lo ▁is ▁not ▁promoted ▁at ▁all ▁by ▁the ▁local ▁authorities , ▁many