Rolling your R's

[daibhidh]

Originally posted by PRgirl
How many young people still speak a native form of Scottish Gaellic or is it moribund as we speak? It is sad when people lose their traditions. North Americans will always put some "imitation" accent, rather than be accurate and thorough and get it right with a true member of that society.

For 2000-01, there were 34 Gaidhlig medium nurseries with 413 kids; 1862 pupils in Gaidhlig medium primary schools; 909 pupils in fluent Gaidhlig classes in High Schools and 2310 kids in Gaidhlig Learners classes in high schools. This is quite a change from 2 units and 30 pupils in 1985. I would say the language is far from dead and the numbers of Gaidhlig learners is really encouraging. We are waiting on preliminary data from this year's census to see the results of those questions.

[ayrshirelassie]

Are you wanting to cop a Scottish accent 24/7 as if it were your own? Like they said, a prat.Learn Bra Scots and save it for Robert Burns poetry readings. To get a good sample go on Microsoft Encarta and search for the sound file of To a mouse. Go call your local university and ask about actor's accent traing tapes they can tell you where to buy them. But, Don I wouldn't be so honest about your fasination with Scotland. I'm not trying to be ugly at all, but you open yourself up to people laughing at your posts.

[Mignonne]

Hi ArizonaDon
Well I started learning spanish 5 years ago and I really had a hard time with rolling my R's, and yet I could do it when I was a little kid (about 3 or 4 yo).
And last year, for no particular reason, I realized I could do it. Actually at this time, I listened to opera singers all day long. My first word was: Mario.
I'm not sure that will help but what I want to say is, don't worry, that might happen without even you noticing.
Good luck,
Mignonne.



[Edited by Mignonne on 27th January 2002 at 11:49]