William Scawen, writing in the seventeenth century when Cornish was still the vernacular, compares Cornish with other Celtic languages, and says that Cornish is "lively and manly spoken".
He therefore has undertaken some research to find out why this appears to be the case..
Rod Lyon believes that for a number of years matters have been getting worse.
When we hear the majority of present-day Cornish speakers, however, this can rarely be said--particularly when considering the "lively" part.
William Scawen, writing in the seventeenth century when Cornish was still the vernacular, compares Cornish with other Celtic languages, and says that Cornish is "lively and manly spoken"