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The SLC merks Burns Nicht this year wi a mindin o whitna lang wey the Scots leid has cam in the last quarter century. This is forbye a preein o a important projeck that the SLC is gaun tae host, …
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Members
of the Scots community, and visitors alike, may remember the little show put on
by Ishbel McFarlane last year which has gone down a treat at the Arches in
Glasgow. Ishbel won a Platform …
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During
the past couple of years the Scots Language Centre has followed, and assisted
with, the Evertype project to produce versions of Alice in Wonderland in the
various dialects of the Scots language. …
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At
a launch held at the Scottish Storytelling Centre in late November this year,
the Scots Language Ambassador scheme was officially announced. Developed by
Education Scotland the scheme is intended …
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Poet Janet Paisley has recently produced a new collection of poems, in both the Scots and English languages, called Sang fur the Wandert. The launch will take place from 6.30 to 8pm at The White Horse …
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The Dictionary of the Scots Language deals with this word at great length, starting with quotations where the reference is to the precious metal. A metaphorical example comes from Robert Sempill in his …
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FLOUR in the Dictionary of the Scots Language covers both the baking necessity and the decorative blossom. Only since the mid-eighteenth century have the spellings diverged. Originally the word denoted …
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If
you are new to the Scots language and would like to learn more about it, but
are not yet at the stage of easy reading in the language, then why not try out Favourite Scots Words by Betty
Kirkpatrick. …
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Well-known writer and broadcaster Billy
Kay presents an eight part series starting today called A History of Scottish
Literature which can be heard on BBC Radio Scotland, each Thursday at 1.30pm.
Programmes …
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