The Scottish Pairlament is here for tae represent aw Scotland's folk.
No, I'm not making fun of the way people talk in Scotland. That sentence was in Scots, which is one of the officially recognised languages in Scotland, alongside (Scottish) Gaelic and English.
The beautiful Scottish Parliament has just opened and their website has lots of info in Scots. Get a load of the MSP's funky desks, by the way!
Scots is fascinating, as it is almost completely understandable to a native English speaker, especially if you've done a bit of German or a Nordic language.
I've always wondered what Norwegian sounds like to a Swede (like listening to your mother tongue with 'code noise' around the edges). Now I know.
Posted by Eurodan at September 7, 2004 11:07 PMA while back I discovered there's a Channel 4 series on Scots:
http://www.channel4.com/learning/main/netnotes/seriesid114.htm
Haven't seen it, but the Teacher's Guide .pdf looks fascinating.
Lovely blog, by the way. :)
Posted by: ionicus at September 8, 2004 11:43 PM