Motion · S5M-16031 · 26 Feb 2019
University of Aberdeen’s Elphinstone Institute
The motion
That the Parliament congratulates the University of Aberdeen’s Elphinstone Institute on its achievement in producing a short documentary exploring the past, present and future of the Mither Tongue; understands that the film shares the experiences of the Doric poets, Jo Gilbert and Sheena Blackhall, and the everyday difficulties of Doric speakers who work in the language at both local and national level; recognises the hard work and collaboration of Professor Jennifer Smith of the University of Glasgow, University of Aberdeen Professor of Linguistics, Robert McColl Millar, and Simon Gall, a public engagement officer at the Elphinstone Institute, in narrating and offering their expertise to the project, and celebrates the continued recognition of Doric Scots as one of modern Scotland’s main languages, alongside English, Gaelic and British Sign Language.
Supporters (19)
- Michelle Ballantyne 26 Feb 2019
- Bill Bowman 26 Feb 2019
- Alexander Burnett Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 26 Feb 2019
- Murdo Fraser Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 26 Feb 2019
- Kenneth Gibson No Party Affiliation 26 Feb 2019
- Alison Harris 26 Feb 2019
- Bill Kidd 26 Feb 2019
- Gordon Lindhurst 26 Feb 2019
- Richard Lyle 26 Feb 2019
- Margaret Mitchell 26 Feb 2019
- Alexander Stewart 26 Feb 2019
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 26 Feb 2019
- Maureen Watt 26 Feb 2019
- Annie Wells 26 Feb 2019
- Miles Briggs Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 27 Feb 2019
- Maurice Golden 27 Feb 2019
- Rachael Hamilton Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 27 Feb 2019
- Liam Kerr Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party 1 Mar 2019
- Lewis Macdonald 11 Mar 2019
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.