Re: The whole dialect business

AlanEdgey@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Patrick MacPhuck wrote:
> > AlanEdgey@xxxxxxx wrote:
> >
> > > allan connochie wrote:
> > > > If it is purely linguistic then you could also view Gaelic as a
> > > > dialect of Irish and even more so the Norwegian languages are merely Danish.
> > > > The list goes on for ever more. The fact is what is and what isn't a
> > > > language often has more to do with cultural and political factors than
> > > > anything else. So yes, my supporting the current recognised status of Scots
> > > > is a positive recognition of Scotland's seperate tradition, culture and
> > > > history. You are denying or at least attempting to diminish these factors.
> > > >
> > > Comparrisons with Gaealic and Irish. Norwegian and Danish are
> > > disingenuous. They are Ausbau languages taught in school. Danish and
> > > Norwegian are taught in their respective countries and are used at all
> > > levels of society for all things. Scots isn't because it functions as a
> > > dialect of English and Standard (written) English is used.
> > >
> > > Politicians declaring the moon to be made of cheese or rockets being
> > > prepared in 45 minutes doesn't necessarily mean its true. Political
> > > acceptance of Scots as a language it just PC pandering. I see no
> > > evidence of Scots being used a ubiquitous alternative to standard
> > > English in Scotland.
> >
> > If the Nazis had won WW2 and banned Dutch, do you think you would hear
> > Dutch being spoken 'ubiquitously'?
> >
> > Dutch is very similar to German, but still a language.
> >
> The Nazis occupied the Netherlands for a few years and never made any
> attempt to ban Dutch then. Why would they want to do so if they won the
> war?
>
> Are you implying that Scots is somehow banned?

No. Are you able to comprehend an analogy?

Have you studied any history at all?

Pat

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