Edinburgh probably isn't very representative of the lot. Bring on the Glaswegians and Aberdeen Dorics! My classmate from Aberdeen claims clearly that he's *bilingual* in Doric [Scots] and English, as do most natives of Aberdeen. I think there are lots of native Scots speakers who realise Scots is different enough from English that it has become a different language, and it's our job to promote their awareness of a Scots Wikipedia.
However, for those in Edinburgh who aren't sure whether they're speaking Scots or just Scottish English, I agree that pushing them to contribute or read a Scots Wikipedia isn't the best of ideas. (Re geonotices) Geonotices are opt-out rather than opt-in. However, geolocation often isn't very good in the UK, and it's possible that your IP is tagged to the wrong place all the time. On 29 September 2011 22:17, Brian McNeil <[email protected]>wrote: > On Wed, 2011-09-28 at 13:53 +0100, Harry Burt wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 28, 2011 at 1:45 PM, HJ Mitchell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > The same could be said of Welsh, or Latin, or a handful of other > languages > > > with a dedicated Wikipedia. I'm on the fence as to the usefulness of > these > > > projects, but I thought I'd just point out that there are a few of > them. ;) > > > > > > Harry > > > (HJ Mitchell) > > > > Oh, sure. But Scots is the most marginal case of the lot, I think, > > which is why I was reminded of it by the original post. > > I'm going to chime in here onHarry's post, as-opposed to getting further > down the rabbit hole on this discussion. > > I live in Edinburgh. I am surrounded by people who speak Scots. They > don't even know they do so. If you mention Scots as a language to them, > they *might* think of the poetry of Rabbie Burns. If they're smart, they > may say they speak a Scottish dialect of English. > > Personally, I would say the difference between Scots and British English > is more than the difference between Brit.Eng and U.S.Eng, but less than > the difference back to Shakespearean English. > > I'd go as far as saying you can only call it a distinct language if > you're one of the people south of the border who demanded subtitles for > Rab C. Nesbitt. > > Whether or not the sco language code is justified, is a point I'll defer > to linguists on. As I say, Burns is the best-known example of it, and > I've no passion to glorify the poetic musings of an ex-tax collector. > > > Brian McNeil. > -- > http://en.wikinews.org/wiki/Brian_McNeil - Accredited Reporter. > Facts don't cease to be facts, but news ceases to be news. > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >
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