LL-L "Identity" 2005.03.06 (03) [E]

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From: Críostóir Ó Ciardha <paada_please at yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: LL-L "Celtica" 2005.03.04 (07) [E]


Screvaz a Gary:
"[H]ow Celtic do first language Scots speakers feel they are? Do they
consider themselves to be more Celtic or more Germanic? And how Celtic /
Germanic are Lowlands Scots really?"

I suppose it depends on how they perceive the term "Celtic". Some Scots
speakers would have more conducive attitudes toward Ireland, Wales,
Cornwall, Mann and Brittany than others. Perceptions might be based on
personal background.

I doubt there would be many Scots speakers who saw themselves as belonging
to a self-consciously Germanic grouping, even though their Scottishness is
realised through allegiance to a West Germanic language (Scots) rather than
a Celtic one (Scottish Gaelic). I imagine they feel more Scottish than
Celtic or Germanic.

Similar attitudes can be detected amongst Cornish and Irish people. Most
Cornish people do not know any Cornish, but feel Cornish English is
sufficient proof of their distinct identity. Likewise, in Ireland, it is
almost impossible to be accepted as Irish if you do not have an Irish accent
(although an ability to speak Irish helps) - and often impossible even if
you do.

I would be interested to read the experiences of Lowlanders who have
language loss experiences and how they were treated in their homelands -
i.e., Dutch-speaking Frisians in Fryslan, Standard German-speaking Saxons in
Hamburg, English-speaking Afrikaners in South Africa, and so on.

Go raibh maith agat,

Criostóir.

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