Les langues en Écosse

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Nowadays, Scotland is the home to three different languages; all of these languages are used at this time in the country. The main language of the state is English; nevertheless the Gaelic and the Scots are both recognized with the help of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages. Scots is firstly talked in the Lowlands of Scotland whereas Gaelic is more used in the Highlands. These two languages are notorious subjects and actually debated in different place like education, history and in the new parliament. The main political parties are agreeing with the integration of these languages in the culture and the education.

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[...] In 1996, a Scottish report mentioned that Scots speakers represented 1.5 million people; 30% of the Scottish population. We can learn Scots in school like School of Northern European Languages and then in Universities. It exist news books and teaching materials to influence Scots' young. Changing behavior has increased the use of this language; but Scottish government should create precise policies to support Scots. English is one of the most important languages in the world with a dictionary of more than words. [...]

[...] After that, I will present you the main language of Scotland: English. In another part, we will have a discussion about the comparisons between French and Scottish language. The Gaelic Language was initially brought to Scotland in the fourth century and began to be the most important language until the arrival of English in the 12th century. The language was almost in extinction in the 1970's, that's why they began a grass-roots renaissance with the help of government in order to make a new generation of Gaelic speakers. [...]

[...] It's certain that the future of these dialects are unsure; for this reason the Scottish Government have to create new policies and to develop more in the education. Also, it's really important that Scottish continue to promote their languages by using music, movies, and books; as they did greatly with the movie “Trainspointing”. The addition of Gaelic and Scots languages is necessary to understand and appreciate Scotland; these languages also represent the Scottish identity. References Books Modern languages in Scotland: Graham D.C; 1998 Culture in Early Scotland: James McKinnon: 2008 Language in geographic context‎: Colin H. Williams: 1988 Internet www.scotslanguage.com/books/view/2/ www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/Doc/163888/0044602. [...]

[...] English is the main language in Scotland and is spoken by everyone. Scottish people have a different accent than other part of United Kingdom but are still understandable by everyone. In this part, I will compare some aspects of the French language with the Scottish language. As in Scotland, it exist many dialects but French is the mother tongue and used by the majority of the population. For each French region; it exist different words and expressions. In some regions, like in the North they have a strong accent and sometimes it can be hard to understand them. [...]

[...] After the Scottish Reformation(1560) and the Union of the Parliaments (1707) the language became the most formal speech, then Scots language was most view as a dialect rather than a language. The speech was used every day especially in poetry and song. Robert Burns was a pioneer of the Romantic Movement and is known as the national poet of Scotland; the majority of his poesy was written in Scots. Nowadays, Scots is a spoken language with different varieties in each region. [...]