Scots Language

A Three Voiced Country

Author / Creator: Mike Small

Media type: Article

Date published: 2023

"It’s certainly a positive thing to see Gaelic and Scots campaigners organising together, as Iain Crichton Smith says “Let our three voiced country sing in a new world”, but the appointment of a Minister for Scottish Languages would need to coincide with a Scottish Languages Bill with real bite, and with the clout of having a substantially increased budget to deliver from. We are welcoming pitches and organising commissions on how to do more than ‘protect’ Scots and Gaelic in the coming weeks.


Scottish Government Commitments to Gaelic and Scots and a Scottish Languages Bill: consultation

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Consultation paper

Date published: 2022

Government proposals to support Gaelic and Scots languages


Aye or naw, whit dae ye hink? Scottish independence and linguistic identity on social media

Author / Creator: Philippa Shoemark

Media type: Academic Paper

Date published: 2017

Although Yes users generally express a stronger Scottish linguistic identity than No users, they are not choosing to express this identity strongly in political discourse aimed at a broad audience.