[lg policy] Cornwall's unique welcome

[Dave Sayers]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/cornwalls-unique-welcome/story-e6frg8rf-1226478385851

A SIGN bearing the words "Kernow a'gas dynergh" greeted us as we slowly went over the steel railway
bridge built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel across the River Tamar, separating Devon and Cornwall.

"Cornwall Welcomes You." We hadn't realised this county has its own ancient language, but we were to
see it again on town nameplates, such as Porth Eia, added to St Ives.

In this seaside settlement, we actually heard the language spoken when about 200 bards of the
Gorsedh Kernow assembled to celebrate their heritage and present prizes for poems, songs or stories
in English as well as in Cornish.

(Clicking the link will tell you some more about one tourist's experience of this nascent language
resurrection.)

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/travel/cornwalls-unique-welcome/story-e6frg8rf-1226478385851


--
Dr. Dave Sayers
Honorary Research Fellow, Arts & Humanities, Swansea University
and Visiting Lecturer (2012-2013), Dept English, Åbo Akademi University
dave.sayers at cantab.net
http://swansea.academia.edu/DaveSayers
_______________________________________________
This message came to you by way of the lgpolicy-list mailing list
lgpolicy-list at groups.sas.upenn.edu
To manage your subscription unsubscribe, or arrange digest format: https://groups.sas.upenn.edu/mailman/listinfo/lgpolicy-list