A rare dialect that is only spoken by two elderly brothers is to be recorded for posterity before it disappears.
Bobby Hogg, 87, and his brother Gordon, 80, are believed to be the last fluent speakers of the “Cromarty fisher dialect”.
It is said to be the most threatened dialect in Scotland and is to be recorded [...]
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Brothers are last to speak dialect
Posted in Language on February 21, 2007 | 2 Comments »
Muslim mums told to speak English at home
Posted in Language on January 14, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Muslim mothers who do not speak English at home are stunting their children’s literacy levels, one of the Government’s most influential education advisers said last night.
Sir Cyril Taylor, the chairman of the Specialist Schools and Academies Trust, said that the failure of parents to speak English at home was a key reason why some schools [...]
Hinglish
Posted in Language on November 14, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Hinglish is a hybrid language of English and some south Asian languages, used both in the UK and in south Asia. A dictionary of the language has been gathered by Baljinder Mahal, a Derby-based teacher and published last week as The Queen’s Hinglish.In south Asia, Hinglish has been given a fashionable spin by its use on music channels [...]
