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Periodicals have always been a barometer of public concerns and interests, but in Wales consideration of the way in which they may reflect cultural, religious or political life has been complicated by the bilingual nature of society. English and Welsh have signified different social classes, aspirations and attitudes, and the two languages have represented two monoglot groups with an expanding bilingual section between them. In modern Wales the monoglot Welsh population has disappeared but it nevertheless remains true that the languages represent distinct separate cultures both for monoglots and bilinguals.