ScotlandsFest: Reviving Scots – The Language They Couldn't Silence

Discover the Scots language's hidden history, linguistic verve and rocky road to survival.

By Luath Press

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St Columba's by the Castle Scottish Episcopal Church

14 Johnston Terrace Edinburgh EH1 2PW United Kingdom

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Refunds up to 7 days before event.

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Event lasts 1 hour

Scotland's other national tongue has been misunderstood and (officially) mistreated for centuries. Though weakened by long neglect, Scots stubbornly endures as a rich part of Scotland's everyday speech and culture. Now belatedly on the verge of official recognition, can Scots be rehabilitated as a "proper" minority language like Gaelic? Dr Clive Young, author of Unlocking Scots: The Secret Life of the Scots Language, believes so and leads you on a quest to unveil the hidden history, surprising linguistic verve and feasible future of the language they just couldn't silence.

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