This ongoing AHRC-funded PhD project explores language ideologies in the context of the Scots language revitalisation. Scots is often described as a sister language to English, with the latest censuses indicating that approximately 30% of people living in Scotland report being Scots speakers. However, Scots is not always seen as a language but rather as a “dialect” or “slang”, and therefore has limited official use in formal contexts such as schools. Using focus groups, this project investigates what language ideologies are held by stakeholders in education (students, teachers, parents, and staff from an agency in charge of education) and what the consequences are for the Scots language revitalisation.

For more information about the project, please contact l.coeyman.1@research.gla.ac.uk

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