Comments by Georgina Schild Most recent public comments by Georgina Schild https://nowcomment.com/users/112744 Thank you for sharing the link to the poem, I enjoyed reading it. I agree it seems more positive (the highlanders song seems to emotionally impact the speaker) however, there is a similar sentiment of the language being incomprehensible sounds. https://nowcomment.com/documents/290844?scroll_to=2589440 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290844?scroll_to=2589440 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 08:05:46 -0400 Johnson's use of 'floated' and 'breath' to describe the Earse language: https://nowcomment.com/documents/290844?scroll_to=2588601 https://nowcomment.com/documents/290844?scroll_to=2588601 I think that it is interesting that Johnson uses the words 'floated' and 'breath' when referring to the Earse language. The fragility and ephemeral connotations of these words reflect Johnsons view of the Earse language. Johnson seems to believe its lack of historical written texts diminishes the languages legitimacy and significance- contrasting to the solid "cultivated" language of English and Welsh. "Floated" and "breath" also suggest it is a language that is almost inaudible- not literally but in the sense Johnson believes it is not worth attempting to hear or understand it as the "barbarous people" who spoke/ speak it have "few thoughts to express". Wed, 06 Oct 2021 11:15:07 -0400