Status
Enthusiasts such as Philip Robinson, author of "Ulster-Scots: A Grammar of the Traditional Written and Spoken Language", the Ulster-Scots Language Society and supporters of an Ulster-Scots Academy are of the opinion that Ulster Scots is a language in its own right. That position has been criticised by the Ulster-Scots Agency, a BBC report stating: " accused the academy of wrongly promoting Ulster-Scots as a language distinct from Scots." A position reflected in many of the Academic responses to the "Public Consultation on Proposals for an Ulster-Scots Academy"
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