Unified Cornish

Unified Cornish

Unified Cornish (UC) ("Kernewek Uny [e] s, KU") is a variety of revived Cornish. Developed gradually by Morton Nance during and before the 1930s, it derived its name from its standardisation of the variant spellings of traditional Cornish MSS. Nance's recommended spelling and grammar, based on Middle Cornish, soon supplanted Henry Jenner's system which had been based largely on Late Cornish. Most of the older generation of Cornish users alive today would have started under this system. It was also the form used by Gorseth Kernow originally, although this has now been opened up to all forms.

In the 1980s, Unified Cornish came under heavy criticism, leading to the creation of Kernewek Kemmyn (KK) and Modern Cornish (or Revived Late Cornish, RLC).

However, a number stayed with Unified. In the 1990s, yet another variety emerged when Unified Cornish Revised (UCR) (Kernowek Unys Amendys, KUA) was devised by Nicholas Williams.

In May 2008 the Cornish Language Partnership agreed on a single written form of Cornish to be known as 'Standard Written Form' (SWF), to be used by Cornwall Council authorities for the purposes of education and public life. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/cornwall/7074487.stm Breakthrough for Cornish language] BBC News, 19 May 2008] [ [http://www.magakernow.org.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=37768&p=0 An Outline of the Standard Written Form of Cornish] Maga Kernow] The Cornish Language Partnership has specified that "Furv Skrifys Savonek" (FSS) is the SWF translation for "Standard Written Form". Users of UCR and KS prefer the term "Form Screfys Standard". [ [http://www.kernowek.net/ Kernowek Standard: An orthography for the Cornish Language] ]

In September 2008 Agan Tavas re-affirmed its support for Unified Cornish, as well as for the SWF and for Kernowek Standard.

References

ee also

*Agan Tavas
*Cornish Language Council (Cussel an Tavas Kernuak)

External links

* [http://www.egt.ie/gram/ecd.html English-Cornish Dictionary (Gerlyver Sawsnek-Kernowek) by Nicholas Williams]
* [http://kw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cussel_an_Tavas_Kernuack Cussel an Tavas Kernuack]
* [http://www.agantavas.org.uk/ Agan Tavas]


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