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The Cornish Language and Culture: A Celebration of Heritage
An overview of Cornish, the Celtic language of Cornwall: its relatives, its decline and revival, and how it connects to wider Cornish culture today.
Identity and Culture
The Cornish Language
A Celtic language, its decline, its revival and its literature.
Cornish Words and Place Names
Learn how Cornish words survive in place names, from tre, pol and pen to porth and nans, and why meanings and spellings often vary between sources.
Learning Cornish Today
How the Cornish language revival works today: classes, community groups, online learning and why several spelling systems exist side by side.
The Cornish Language and Literature: A Celebration of Regional Heritage
A careful look at written Cornish, from medieval religious plays and early manuscripts to later writing and modern works, with notes on uncertain dates.
The Role of the Cornish Language in Preserving Heritage
How the Cornish language carries local identity, place names and shared memory, and why communities value keeping it alive today.
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