The author mentions the Welsh language to show that:

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The author mentions the Welsh language to show that:

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A.
efforts to integrate Welsh speakers in the English-speaking fold have been fruitless.
B.
while often pilloried, globalisation can, in fact, support linguistic revival.
C.
languages can revive even after their speakers have gone through a "language shift".
D.

vulnerable languages can rebound with state effort.

Option C is the correct answer.

Explanatory Answer

The passage states that ‘Welsh, long stigmatized and disparaged by the British state, has rebounded with vigor’. Here, the author cites the example of Welsh to show that languages can bounce back after a forced language shift.