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_aFarquharson, Archibald, _d1801-1878 |
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| 245 | 1 | 3 | _aAn address to Highlanders respecting their native Gaelic |
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_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2025 |
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| 500 | _aRelease date is 2025-02-10 | ||
| 508 | _aMairi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (National Library of Scotland) | ||
| 520 | _a"An Address to Highlanders Respecting Their Native Gaelic: Showing Its and the Broad Scotch’s Superiority Over the Artificial English for the Family and the Social Circle, and Also for Lyric Poetry" by Archibald Farquharson is a cultural and linguistic treatise written in the late 19th century. The work advocates for the preservation and appreciation of the Gaelic language among the Highland Scots, positing its superiority over the English language for conveying emotional depth, social connection, and cultural identity. Farquharson expresses a passionate desire to see Gaelic taught to children as their first language to foster a sense of pride and belonging to their heritage. The opening of this address presents a heartfelt plea from the author, appealing to the Highlanders to embrace their native tongue as an essential part of their identity. He contrasts the innate warmth and expressiveness of Gaelic with what he perceives as the artificiality of English, arguing that it is through language that the true essence of Highland culture and emotion is communicated. Farquharson elaborates on the idea that understanding and speaking Gaelic connects individuals with their history, familial bonds, and communal glow, and he laments the decline of this language due to external influences and societal pressures. This introductory section sets the stage for a more extensive discussion on the value of native languages and the impact of cultural pride. (This is an automatically generated summary.) | ||
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_pOriginally published: _cEdinburgh: Maclachlan and Stewart, 1868 |
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