Talk:Languages of the United Kingdom
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[edit] Statistics
The statistics I have added to the article are partly from the BBC. Anyone care to list alternate sources? —Gabbe 22:15, Jun 25, 2004 (UTC)
- The Beeb's source is the 2001 census, so I reckon that's good enough. An anonymous user had put in a statement about Welsh which felt a bit POV (well, it put my back up a little, which is prolly an adequate sign), so I've tried to neutralise it a little. Still not entirely comfortable with it, but I'm most certainly not NPOV on the issue of Yr Iaith, so I guess that I shouldn't be too comfortable with it ;o) — OwenBlacker 12:01, Aug 21, 2004 (UTC)
- "Spoken monolingually by 95% of the population" can't be right. Many English-speakers are bilingual or multilingual. Evertype 11:20, 2005 Mar 23 (UTC)
[edit] Swardle
In the Yorkshire Dales, Swaledale to be precise, there's another dialect/language - well, whichever, as the line blurs.
A friend of mine from over t'dale near Semer Water can speak it and my word he comes out with some odd phrases. 'I'm bassarking today' - meaning, I'm not doing much. I've no idea where this comes from.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/455618.stm
[edit] Celtic Languages are Native
How can anyone say that the Celtic languages of Britain are not "Native" when Welsh was used before English came into being. Some people may be going over the top with the NPOV. I'm refering to the language listings below "Languages in United Kingdom".
- The Celtic and Sign language sections are subheadings of the native section - so the article lists them as native. For consistency, it might be an idea to put the native Germanic languages in a similar subheading. Man vyi 21:07, 23 August 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Zeaxysch
As a conlang, Zeaxysch seems not to belong comfortably in the list of languages, so I've moved it here. Comments welcome. Man vyi 17:22, 14 June 2006 (UTC)
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- Zeaxysch, ( New West Saxon, see West Country dialects, i.e. Wessex dialect, see also William Barnes, the Dorset poet).
[edit] European Charter
The UK government has ratified the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages in respect of:
- Cornish (in England)
- Irish and Ulster Scots (in Northern Ireland)
- Scots and Scottish Gaelic (in Scotland)
- Welsh (in Wales)
Detailed submissions regarding the status of the UK's qualifying languages are contained in UK's 2nd Periodical Report 2005. Man vyi 08:15, 15 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Request
Though never having been in Britain, I have seen images of British signboards which often put on an official sign or warning in both English and French. It is hereby requested to include the status of French in the U.K. as to why it is often included in public signs. Cygnus_hansa 20:16, 9 September 2006 (UTC)
- I've lived here all my life and have never seen a public sign written in French. Welsh and Scots Gaelic, but never French. Are you sure you're not thinking of Canada? Yorkshire Phoenix
11:10, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
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- Although... places like Dover and London where Francophones may turn up have some examples of bilingual signage (see pic). Man vyi 12:14, 13 September 2006 (UTC)
