LL-L "Resources" 2003.05.12 (06) [E/S]

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From: Colin Wilson <lcwilson at btinternet.com>
Subject: on-line materials

A thocht fowk on here mith be interestit in the messages that gaed
back an fore atween the BBC an me the day. Their ane's first (alow),
wi mine ane efter it.

Guidwull tae awbodie,

Colin Wilson.

>Subject: RE: [Feedback] omission from "BBC Languages"
>Date: Mon, 12 May 2003 17:39:26 +0100
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>Thread-Topic: [Feedback] omission from "BBC Languages"
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>From: "BBCi Languages" <languages at bbc.co.uk>
>To: "Colin Wilson" <lcwilson at btinternet.com>
>
>Dear Colin
>
>Thank you for your email and for your interest in our European Languages website.
>We are aware that important languages are missing. We do however intend to update the website and will be making sure that autochthonous languages are represented accordingly.
>
>Please accept our apologies for these omissions.
>
>with kind regards
>BBCi Languages
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Colin Wilson [mailto:lcwilson at btinternet.com]
>Sent: 12 May 2003 15:29
>To: BBCi Languages
>Subject: [Feedback] omission from "BBC Languages"
>
>
>
>Colin Wilson wrote:
>To: languages at bbc.co.uk
>
>I have just been looking at the page about the languages spoken in the UK, at http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/european_languages/countries/uk.shtml. I am disappointed that it does not mention all of our recognised autochthonous languages. The two notable omissions are Scots (including Ulster Scots) and Cornish. These are both recognised languages of the United Kingdom, under the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages. The British government ratified this charter with effect from July 2001, although ratification with regard to Cornish followed later.
>
>In the page regarding the English language itself, at http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/languages/european_languages/languages/english.shtml, its description as being "most closely related to Frisian", ought to read "most closely related to Scots".
>
>Here is a link to a web-site of the European Union, listing the recognised indigenous languages of the UK: http://www.eblul.org/wow/stad.asp?stad=Royaume-Uni&B1=Go%21&yezh=saozneg
>
>If you are interested in hearing a sample dialogue taken from a recently-published beginners' course in spoken Scots, you can do so at: http://www.scots-online.org/learner/soonds/23_2.mp3
>
>With best wishes,
>
>Colin Wilson.

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