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Well known writer and translator Frances Robson has recently produced some new work translated from a famous 16th century political tract which will no doubt interest historians and the Scots language …
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Question S5W-05013: Peter Chapman, North East Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date Lodged: 24/11/2016To ask the Scottish Government how it supports Doric language and culture in the …
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The Scots Language Society is now inviting entries for its 2018 Sangschaw competition. The annual Sangschaw is a chance for both established and budding writers in Scots to showcase their talents. …
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Looking out for Scots in current Scottish poetry magazines, sometimes there is a glut of it and sometimes you have to look closely. The new issue of Northwords Now, Chris Powici’s last issue before …
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Scottish Language Dictionaries recently announced that they are developing an app for their dictionaries. The SLD was first founded back in the 1920’s and has been the lead organisation for researching …
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A new collection of children’s rhymes in Scots is now available. Called Auld Sangs for Bairns & Wee Weans, this collection has been selected and edited by John Thor and Annie Ewing and represents …
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Tocher, which is derived from Gaelic, has been around for a long time. The earliest reference to it in the Dictionary of the Scots Language (www.dsl.ac.uk) is from a charter dated 1469: “The …
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The Tannahill Poetry Competition run by Read Raw Ltd of Paisley has held its winners event as part of Lochwinnoch Arts Festival. It was a fine occasion. I am happy to have permission to publish the winning …
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On Saturday 4 March 2017 an exciting new collection of children’s rhymes in Scots was launched at an event held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre, in Edinburgh. Called Auld Sangs for Bairns & …
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In the 16th century there were, of course, no audio recorders, devices or tablets. What we know about a person’s language comes either from first-hand accounts by those who described them, …