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L O W L A N D S - L - 21 May 2011 - Volume 02<br>
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<p style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt"> </p>From: R. F. Hahn <<a href="mailto:sassisch@yahoo.com" target="_blank">sassisch@yahoo.com</a>> <br>
Subject: Language politics<br><br><div style="margin-left: 40px; color: rgb(0, 0, 102);">When MSPs were sworn in at Holyrood a fortnight ago, they took an oath
to the Queen – but not necessarily in a language she would understand.
"I depone aat I wull be leal and bear aefauld alleadgance tae her
majesty, her airs an ony fa come aifter her anent the laa." That's the
oath in Scots, which is how several members chose to say it. You'll be hearing more in that vein: the language of Robert Burns is on the up after 300 years of shame. So, in an independent Scotland, might it become the official national tongue?<br>
<br>[...]<br><br>"The Scottish independence
movement has been hobbled by the perception that we don't have a
different language," says McClure. Scotland won't be the first country
to emphasise (exaggerate?) its linguistic separateness as a precursor to
independence. But this is a bottom-up movement too, whereby people who
have been told for 300 years to be ashamed of the way they speak get
their voices back. "In an independent Scotland," says Robertson, "the
country's indigenous language will be given more value and status, and
people will feel much more proud and confident in using these words."<br></div><br>From "The return of the Scots language: In an independent Scotland, might Scots become the official national tongue?" by Brian Logan,
<i>The Guardian</i>,
Friday 20 May 2011.<br><br>Read the whole article here: <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/may/20/the-return-of-scots">http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2011/may/20/the-return-of-scots</a><br>
<br>Regards,<br>Reinhard/Ron<br>Seattle, USA<br><br>
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