The organisers of this project are EKOS Limited, a firm of economic consultants and researchers located in Inverness who have undertaken much research work and consultancy in Cornwall, and SGRUD Research, a research service organised by Professor Kenneth MacKinnon from his base on the Black Isle and which has undertaken numerous studies and surveys on Gaelic and other lesser-used languages. These companies are jointly undertaking an independent study on the Cornish Language today on behalf of Government Office for the South West, as a basis for the signature of the European Charter for Regional and Minority Languages by the United Kingdom government.

May we please ask you whether you are able to spare the small amount of time and trouble to considerer the following questions which will provide essential data for this survey? We will be very grateful for your views and opinions.

Question 1. Name of Organisation:

Date of meeting:

Venue:

Question 2. Persons present and their roles in Cornish language movement:

Question 3. In what ways is the Cornish language important to Cornwall and its people today?

Question 4. What do you see as the chief reasons for reviving the Cornish language in the 21st Century?

Question 5. What have been the main difficulties in this process so far in terms of attitudes and perceptions?

Question 6. What are the chief needs of the language revival in terms of resources and provisions?

Question 7. What are the principal sources of financial support for your organisation?

Question 8. How easy or difficult has it been to raise money or to get adequate finance?

Question 9. What projects have been able successfully to attract funding, and what have been the results?

Question 10. What do you see as the principal needs regarding adult learners' classes?

Question 11. Are Cornish language nursery schools and playgroups effective for children?

Question 12. What problems and needs are being experienced in the preschool stages?

Question 13. Is there any effective demand for Cornish-medium school-level education? Is this being addressed?

Question 14. There are at present three main varieties of revived Cornish. Is this a strength or a problem area?

Question 15. What do you think is the way forward with regard to these three varieties?

Question 16. What are the problems arising from from this situation - and are they being adequately addressed?

Question 17. Is Cornish being successfully revived in the family ? Are Cornish speaking families and children a reality?

Question 18. In what ways is Cornish being used in everyday life, and social activities? Is this increasing?

Question 19. What opportunities are there for people effectively to use Cornish in their personal lives?

Question 20. How can a place for Cornish be developed further in the media, public entertainments and the arts?

Question 21. How does Cornish feature in public events, ceremonies, rituals, etc.? Can this role be enhanced?

Question 22. What common public perceptions of Cornish can be recognised? Are these helpful? If not, can they change?

Question 23. In what ways can Cornish be seen as having any business, economic or commercial value?

Any advantages?

Question 24. What is the role of Cornish in maintaining Cornwall's social, economic and administrative identity.?

Question 25. .What opportunities for Cornish do you see arising out of EU Objective 1 Status.?

Question 26. What significance might a University of Cornwall have for the language?

Question 27. What is the present strength of the language? Estimates of speakers, learners, users?

Question 28. What trends can be seen over the past 20 years? What trends can be anticipated in the next 20?

Question 29: What do you see as the future for the language? What language-planning needs to be done to achieve this?

Question 30. What are the research needs for the language today and for the future?

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I should like to thank you on behalf of the organisers of this project, EKOS and SGRUD, who are undertaking this study on behalf of Government Office for the South West for answering these questions. If you have any further queries contact us at:-

EKO S Limited, Economic Consultants,

Ballantyne House, 84 Academy Street,

INVERNESS, IV1 1LU Scotland.

OR: Professor Kenneth MacKinnon, SGRÙD Research

Ivy Cottage, Ferintosh, The Black Isle,

by Dingwall, Ross-shire IV7 8HX Scotland

Again, very many thanks for taking the time and trouble to assist the project in this way.

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