Webbo Posted 26 January 2010 Author Posted 26 January 2010 You're never going to be able to capture the way that everyone in Scotland speaks obviously, but perhaps in doing this they're just trying to codify some form of standard Scots, as opposed to capturing in writing what's spoken specifically in Glasgow or Edinburgh for example? Tell that to the people of Aberdeen, don't they deserve their own language as well?
Fosse Boy Posted 28 January 2010 Posted 28 January 2010 Tell that to the people of Aberdeen, don't they deserve their own language as well? The people of Aberdeen probably do have their own unique dialect features, in the same way that different cities/regions in England have features that are unique to their dialect (e.g. Leicesterhire/East Mids phrases such as "me duck", "cob" etc.) What I'm saying is that in the same way we have standard English (used in schools/media etc.), the Scottish government are attempting to use an agreed standard form of Scots in their literature, rather than choosing one city's dialect over the others as the prestige form of language. It would be like if the government decided that Scouse or Geordie were to become the standard English used in education/media in England.
Guest Bilo Posted 28 January 2010 Posted 28 January 2010 Who's going to be in charge of the Chisit press releases me duck?
Houdini Logic Posted 28 January 2010 Posted 28 January 2010 In response to the original question - I don't know until you provide some figures. How many people in the UK speak Gaelic? Are there people in the UK who solely speak Gaelic? Speak English but Gaelic is a first language?
Guest Bilo Posted 28 January 2010 Posted 28 January 2010 In response to the original question - I don't know until you provide some figures.How many people in the UK speak Gaelic? Are there people in the UK who solely speak Gaelic? Speak English but Gaelic is a first language? According to an (admittedly quite old) BBC source, less than 60,000 in Scotland are Gaelic speakers, mostly in the Outer Hebrides. 58,652 according to the 2001 census. I would say that those who speak it as a first language are in a minority and that the number of Gaelic monoglots would be tiny. Just speculation though.
Fosse Boy Posted 28 January 2010 Posted 28 January 2010 In response to the original question - I don't know until you provide some figures.How many people in the UK speak Gaelic? Are there people in the UK who solely speak Gaelic? Speak English but Gaelic is a first language? Gaelic's irrelevant in this instance. It's a completely different language from Scots/Scots English and there are already provisions made for it (bilingual road signs etc.) in the areas where it's spoken.
Fosse Boy Posted 2 June 2010 Posted 2 June 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm I'm sure this little faux pas will get the blood boling with a few on here...
Guest Bilo Posted 2 June 2010 Posted 2 June 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm I'm sure this little faux pas will get the blood boling with a few on here... To be honest, that probably belongs in the funny news stories thread. Made me laugh anyway.
Alexikokopops Posted 2 June 2010 Posted 2 June 2010 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/7702913.stm I'm sure this little faux pas will get the blood boling with a few on here... Yeah, about a year and a half ago
Fosse Boy Posted 2 June 2010 Posted 2 June 2010 No idea why it was in BBC News' top 5 most popular stories today then.
FoxyPV Posted 2 June 2010 Posted 2 June 2010 Ulster Scots is not a language it's a fooking dialect!!! Ulster Scots signs were put up in Protestant areas of Belfast and were torn down because the residents thought they were Irish. One of the main reasons IMO for the explosion of this shite is as a reaction to the money given to Irish language schools and other related activities.
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