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In this, and other similar articles, the visitor is introduced to a number of words in Scots related to the concept of death and funerary customs. A brief explanation is given in the equivalent English …
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An apparent proposal to change the title Scots Makar to National Poet for Scotland led to heated debate this week. Robyn Marsack, retiring director of the Scottish Poetry Library had told the Sunday Herald …
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The Scots Language Centre has previously reported on research by Dr Karen A Lowing on Scots in the classroom. Karen Lowing began her research in 2010 in a study called ‘Ane Instruction for Bairnis …
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Praisents breed aneath an artifeecial tree;bouk mair worth nor thochtor time. Nae time noo - fur ye’re nae langer here.Nae instant fix o comfort an joyfur me this year -jist caul turkeyfollaed …
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The National Records of Scotland (NRS) census Topic Consultation, which opened on 8 October, will remain open until the deadline of Friday 15 January 2016. The Topic Consultation asks for suggested topics …
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In the Dictionary of the Scots Language (dsl.ac.uk, DSL) ‘jawp’ is defined originally as ‘A dashing or breaking wave, a breaker.’ And the first example appears in Gavin Douglas’s …
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In October 2009, the Scottish Government established a Ministerial Working Group on the Scots Language.The group was chaired by Derrick McClure. A full list of its membership can be viewed at …
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The Audit of Current Scots Language Provision in Scotland, set up by the then Culture Minister Linda Fabiani after years of campaigning by Scots language activists, is the most wide ranging and …
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Children are in for a bumper treat this season as Black and White Publishing have released a handful of new paperbacks in Scots. The first work is a translation of Billionaire Boy, originally written …
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The European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages (ECRML) is a Council of Europe treaty that was drawn up in 1992 to protect and promote regional or minority languages in Europe and give speakers …