The mother/origin tongue of Scots once thrived throughout the country, a language and culture secreted inside minds and mouths. That was until a washing of English idealism swept the land in order to build their dream unified empire. The once majoritively spoken language of the Gaels plummeted and has since been kept alive through familial teaching, close-knit Highland communities, and school education. Despite the attempts being that of an innocent nature, they have caused some amounts of controversy and questioning as to their means of usefulness and vitality. Should every attempt be made to keep our dying language alive, the very foundation of our culture, or should Gaelic be left to burn out and become nothing more than a small, forgotten mark in our long, winding history? Firstly, Gaelic is ingrained into the culture of Scotland in its entirety; it is, and always has been a defined part of Scottish history so to...
The mother/origin tongue of Scots once thrived throughout the country, a language and culture secreted inside minds and mouths. That was until a washing of English idealism swept the land in order to build their dream unified empire. The once majoritively spoken language of the Gaels plummeted and has since been kept alive through familial teaching, close-knit Highland communities, and school education. Despite the attempts being that of an innocent nature, they have caused some amounts of controversy and questioning as to their means of usefulness and vitality. Should every attempt be made to keep our dying language alive, the very foundation of our culture, or should Gaelic be left to burn out and become nothing more than a small, forgotten mark in our long, winding history?
Firstly, Gaelic is ingrained into the culture of Scotland in its entirety; it is, and always has been a defined part of Scottish history so to lose such an essential part would be a scathing insult to history in itself. It is exceedingly important to define each country’s rich history in an effort to prevent it from being swept away in the increasing industrialization of urban language, effectively resulting in inevitable culture loss. As the world grows more and more globalized causing around 25 languages to be lost each year, efforts must be made to prevent the language of the Gaels befalling a similar fate.
The mother/origin tongue of Scots once thrived throughout the country, a language and culture secreted inside minds and mouths. That was until a washing of English idealism swept the land in order to build their dream unified empire. The once majoritively spoken language of the Gaels plummeted and has since been kept alive through familial teaching, close-knit Highland communities, and school education. Despite the attempts being that of an innocent nature, they have caused some amounts of controversy and questioning as to their means of usefulness and vitality. Should every attempt be made to keep our dying language alive, the very foundation of our culture, or should Gaelic be left to burn out and become nothing more than a small, forgotten mark in our long, winding history?
Firstly, Gaelic is ingrained into the culture of Scotland in its entirety; it is, and always has been a defined part of Scottish history so to lose such an essential part would be a scathing insult to history in itself. It is exceedingly important to define each country’s rich history in an effort to prevent it from being swept away in the increasing industrialization of urban language, effectively resulting in inevitable culture loss. As the world grows more and more globalized causing around 25 languages to be lost each year, efforts must be made to prevent the language of the Gaels befalling a similar fate.
