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@BorisJohnson @G7 Today Cornwall is on the map, not because its people wanted it. The Cornish want to protect the biodiversity and cultural diversity of the Duchy. Unfortunately, the UK government has other ideas. However, in 2003 the government recognized the Cornish language,
@BorisJohnson @G7 in 2014 the UK government recognized the #Cornish as a national minority. Some symbolic autonomy was given to the Cornwall Council. Since then the screen went black. No protection forthcoming. No recognition shown. It is time the UK government steps up to its International
@BorisJohnson @G7 obligations as per its ratifications of @coe treaties on language protection and minority protection. Show the Cornish people respect Mr Prime Minister! Support their culture and protect their language. It is to everybody’s advantage to protect and develop the
Sharing some #Cornish printed heritage from @britishlibrary for #StPiransDay with Andrew Boorde’s ‘tourist guide’ to the British Isles printed in 1540.
“In Cornwall is two speches, the one is naughty englyshe, and the other is cornyshe”
Some phrases to follow ...
C.71.b.29
“In Cornwall is two speches, the one is naughty englyshe, and the other is cornyshe”
Some phrases to follow ...
C.71.b.29
Boorde’s ‘fyrst boke of the introduction of knowledge’ was to, ‘teache a man to speake parte of all maner of languages, and to knowe the vsage and fashion of al maner of countreys. And know the moste parte of all maner of coynes of money, the whych is currant in euery region”
(When walking about in the nip with a pair of scissors)
