Language should not be used to distract from the real issues
A teacher in Scotland told me children still are told off for using Scots –namely saying aye instead of yes – despite the fact that it’s been proven that a wider vocabulary and multilingualism improve literacy.
While there’s no doubt that English literacy is important, Scots literacy has benefited my life in many ways – connecting me to other speakers and allowing me to capture a sense of what it means to be Scottish today as a writer.
But despite the benefits of Scots being clear, an an...
While there’s no doubt that English literacy is important, Scots literacy has benefited my life in many ways – connecting me to other speakers and allowing me to capture a sense of what it means to be Scottish today as a writer.
But despite the benefits of Scots being clear, an an...
