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Scots isna its lane

Categorised in: Activism Spoken word
Association for Icelandic-speaking Youth

In Aprile 2008, fower students in Iceland peyed a veesit tae the Meenistry anent Education in Reykjavik tae lat the govrenment ken that thay haed foondit an Associe for Icelandic-speakin Younkers, as reportit bi Iceland Review Online. The students is wantin tae uphaud the Icelandic leid feart that ower muckle ‘slang’ haed droukit the Icelandic leid tae date. The Associe claims that the Inglis leid is watterin Icelandic doun an is thochtie that fowk is borraein Inglis an speakin a mixter-maxter. In parteeclar, the younkers feels that bairns afore scuil age is takkin on the ‘slang’ heard fae aulder bairns an parents. The memmers o the Associe is wantin students an teachers aroon the kintra tae ‘fecht’ the uiss o Inglis words. Icelandic maun be a guid instance o the sair fecht that mony sma leids roond the warld haes – even in freestaunin states – whaur thay neibor warld leids sic as Inglis, Frainch an ithers . The lesson fae this is that Scots isna its lane, an that the ticklers afore it isna a wan-aff either. For mair anent thir students please clap yer moose on the Iceland wabsteid: http://icelandreview.com/icela