Lowland Scots needs a new name

[SeamusAlba]

Any suggestions? As a literary language it has created some masterpieces and its a shame that the current name alienates Gaels, but a new name could allow it to be viewed afresh as a language from Scotland that could be inclusive rather than viewed as repressive or simply English. Lallans springs to mind as an obvious name. Its a Scots version of the word Lowlands and isnt as culturally loaded as "Scots".

[wullie m]

I see you've got yourself a new name! anyhow but the same auld pish being spouted. More pedantic drivel. Scots is Scots and aye will be, get used tae it! Away and get yersel a life, youre as big an arse as your buddy, the clown who was thrown oot! wullie.

[SeamusAlba]

Originally Posted by wullie m

I see you've got yourself a new name! anyhow. More pedantic drivel. Scots is Scots and aye will be. Away and get yersel a life, youre as big an arse as your buddy, the clown who was thrown oot! wullie.

Fit iver

I would point out though, that were it to be taken seriously as a language, a new makeover is in serious need of being planned. Doric or Lallans could be the names for a standard dialect or "byleid" of the language, much as Nynorsk and Bokmal are for Modern Norwegian (itself once defined as "Dano-Norwegian") and as to my "caireadan" here... I am guessing that you yourself have at least one as you both have made a similairly incorrect assumption.

[SeamusAlba]

We maun hae muckle ideas fir whit tae cry it in the 21s ceintury. Am nae fur cryin it Scots as Scots wis Gaelic and baith leids suid be cried scots nouwadays. Sorry gin ma Lallans isnae affie braw but am nae uised tae writin it an thurs nae staundard orthography tae study the nou.

Ps, gin a body can owerset thon intill proper richt braid Lallans, Ill be rare pleased

[JCfromGA]

I'll be interested to see how this thread goes while I'm away on holiday...

[Polwarth]

We have Auld Scots, Scots, Lallans and the Doric.
That's enough descriptions of 'our' language.

[SeamusAlba]

Originally Posted by Polwarth

We have Auld Scots, Scots, Lallans and the Doric.
That's enough descriptions of 'our' language.

Ach awa! we maun tak a keik at hou walcom thon new yin is an hou we maun promote the leid thru a chynge in whit we maun cry it. Am aw fir the name "Scots leids" gin thon wis tae include the twa, but heistorically, thons no hou its has bein alooud tae be gien. a jalouse that nae bodie iver cried Inglis "Auld Scots" as Auld Scots wis cried Gaeilge in the tung it referred till and is the ancestor o Modren Gaelic.