LL-L: "Language politics" LOWLANDS-L, 14.JAN.2000 (02) [E]

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From: Colin Wilson [lcwilson at iee.org]
Subject:  LL-L: "Language politics" (was "Web resources") LOWLANDS-L

At 16:52 13/01/00 -0800, R. F. Hahn wrote:
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>I am wondering, for example, why there has not been more of a united activist

>front of the Scots and Gaelic movements in Scotland.  After all, both of them

>struggle under the domination of English.  Or is it that, while no one would
>dream of doubting that Gaelic is a separate language, the separate status of
>"English-like" Scots is still widely questioned and Scots is considered the
>Jonny-come-lately in the minority language movement?  Might there be an
>element of territorialism and perceived threat as well, given also the
>relatively large number of Scots speakers in comparison with Gaelic speakers?

>I hope this is not so.

I'm afraid it *is* so, at least as I perceive it. All of these things are
true, to some degree at least. The state's culturally-partisan agenda
(biased toward Gaelic) does not help either.

Colin Wilson.

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