HOME TO A GHOST: ULSTER-SCOTS LANGUAGE AND VERNACULAR IN NORTHERN IRISH CULTURE SINCE THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT
HOME TO A GHOST: ULSTER-SCOTS LANGUAGE AND VERNACULAR IN NORTHERN IRISH CULTURE SINCE THE GOOD FRIDAY AGREEMENT
Author(s): Frank FergusonSubject(s): Cultural history, Evaluation research, Philology, Theory of Literature, British Literature
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Good Friday Agreement; minority languages; culture war; Ulster-Scots; Northern Irish literature; vernacular literature;
Summary/Abstract: The Good Friday Agreement (1998) stated: “All participants recognise the importance of respect, understanding and tolerance in relation to linguistic diversity, including in Northern Ireland, the Irish language, Ulster-Scots and the languages of the various ethnic communities, all of which are part of the cultural wealth of the island of Ireland.” However, since that time the development of the Irish language, Ulster-Scots and the languages of the various ethnic communities has often been fraught. Despite much good will, investment and initiatives much work remains to be done to generate the state of linguistic and cultural respect, understanding and tolerance that the Belfast Agreement envisaged.
Journal: Przegląd Kulturoznawczy
- Issue Year: 37/2018
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 335-347
- Page Count: 13
- Language: English
