Project Gutenberg 2025-02-10 Public domain in the USA. 123 Farquharson, Archibald 1801 1878 An address to Highlanders respecting their native Gaelic : $b Showing its and the broad Scotch's superiority over the artificial English for the family and the social circle, and also for lyric poetry. $aEdinburgh :$bMaclachlan and Stewart, $c1868. Mairi and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (National Library of Scotland) "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.) https://archive.org/details/addresstohighlan00farq/mode/2up 20240714042005farquharso 1868 GB Reading ease score: 72.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Scottish Gaelic language PB Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Language & Communication 156404 2025-06-29T14:57:52.782084 text/html 131516 2025-02-10T16:17:11 text/html 315432 2025-06-29T14:57:56.258607 application/epub+zip 316525 2025-06-29T14:57:53.770109 application/epub+zip 147593 2025-06-29T14:57:53.214087 application/epub+zip 541913 2025-06-29T14:57:58.103640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 529990 2025-06-29T14:57:55.857633 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 131988 2025-06-29T14:57:52.500117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 111875 2025-02-10T16:17:11 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15816 2025-06-29T14:57:58.228680 application/rdf+xml 11176 2025-06-29T14:57:53.443095 image/jpeg 2033 2025-06-29T14:57:53.328075 image/jpeg 330612 2025-06-29T14:57:52.799095 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog