TY - JOUR
T1 - Politicised linguistic consciousness: the case of Ulster-Scots.
T2 - The case of Ulster-Scots
AU - Craith, M. N.
PY - 2001/1/1
Y1 - 2001/1/1
N2 - This essay examines the evolution of the Ullans phenomenon in the past decade and sets its emergence in a broad political context. Of particular interest to the writer are the claims made about Ullans and the attempts to constitute these as a viable basis for its justification as a distinct language. While factors motivating the supporters of an Ulster-Scots cultural tradition are examined, reasons for hostility towards Ullans are also reviewed. As the debate regarding the linguistic status of Ullans rages on, the author analyses the importance of state recognition for the enhancement of a dialect or language'. In this essay the case of Ulster-Scots is set in a strongly comparative context.
AB - This essay examines the evolution of the Ullans phenomenon in the past decade and sets its emergence in a broad political context. Of particular interest to the writer are the claims made about Ullans and the attempts to constitute these as a viable basis for its justification as a distinct language. While factors motivating the supporters of an Ulster-Scots cultural tradition are examined, reasons for hostility towards Ullans are also reviewed. As the debate regarding the linguistic status of Ullans rages on, the author analyses the importance of state recognition for the enhancement of a dialect or language'. In this essay the case of Ulster-Scots is set in a strongly comparative context.
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U2 - 10.1111/1469-8219.00002
DO - 10.1111/1469-8219.00002
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0035087629
SN - 1354-5078
VL - 7
SP - 21
EP - 37
JO - Nations and Nationalism
JF - Nations and Nationalism
IS - 1
ER -