May 13 2008
Orkney calls for action to save Celtic languages
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The BBC tells us that Dr Donna Heddle has warned that without action to preserrve the linguistic celtic heritage, the old languages would become lost.
Orkney-based expert Dr Donna Heddle said without one they would become “devalued and lost”. She was commenting ahead of a conference, Voices of the West, which will be held in Inverness in June. |
Dr Heddle, director of the Centre for Nordic Studies at Orkney College UHI, said:
Focussing on education and broadcasting allows us to look at minority languages at work. This conference underlines the fact that we need to learn from each other and work together to produce a unified strategy, otherwise these languages will be devalued and lost. We will lose our tongues and without our tongues we cannot speak for ourselves.
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I am currently trying to locate courses in Scots Gaelic. I am hoping to emigrate to Scotland at some point and I feel I want to learn more about the culture and this can only be attained by learning the language. I would hate to see any of the unique languages of the British Isles lost.
We’ll certainly keep our eyes open for any courses in Scots Gaelic - course details of Celtic language courses might well be a resource that other site users would find helpful.
Thanks Gary. I’ve contacted a few Gaelic societies, but they all refer to the City Lit course, which clashes with my working hours.
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