Salmond backs Gaelic as 'true national language'
Published Date:
12 April 2008
By JOHN ROSS
GAELIC is a true national language and Scotland must create the economic and cultural opportunities for it to thrive, the First Minister has claimed.
Alex Salmond yesterday officially opened an £8 million centre at the Gaelic-medium college in Skye and announced £260,000 of government funding for it.
Fàs – Gaelic for growth – is the centre for the creative and cultural industries, and aims to attract and support small- and medium-sized cultural enterprises.
Mr Salmond said £200,000 of the government money will provide digital TV production and post-production equipment, and £60,000 will support the college's plans for a Gaelic historical dictionary.
He said: "There can be no doubt that Gaelic truly is a national language.
What we must do is create the economic and cultural opportunities for Scotland's Gaelic speakers – and the language – to thrive."
The full article contains 147 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
11 April 2008 9:08 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
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Related Topics:
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