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A group of researchers from Lancaster University has called on the Executive to promote positive attitudes (to Scots) in all areas of Scottish society". The researchers, all members of RANSAL (Research …
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A report on research undertaken into the use of Shetland dialect in nursery schools across the islands has discovered that there is insufficient provision of material for children who speak the dialect.
Frances …
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Hoatchin is often used of crowded, bustling situations. Last September, a discussion of our national cuisine in the Aberdeen Evening Express commented that 'Scotland is hoatching with some of the best …
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The General Records Office has launched the latest in a series of consultations on the range of questions which it is proposing putting into the next census. One of the questions it would like people's …
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Scots language expert Derrick McClure of the University of Aberdeen's School of Language and Literature has told the Scottish Executive that their draft National Languages Strategy is "vacuous". …
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The Scottish Executive's draft languages strategy has now been put out to consultation.
The draft strategy emphasises that everyone in Scotland needs to be fluent in English but also aims to promote linguistic …
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Efter ye cam back fae Malawi, A kent mair aboot thon muckle lan o bens, lochs an singin folk, the warm hairt o Africa. A kent elephants jist see black an white, thir is a derk side tae hippos, that crocodiles …
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People from across Scotland have given a warm welcome to the Scots Language Centre's new web site. The site, which went live on 1 October, has already received hundreds of visits. Reactions to the site …
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Academic, Atina NIhtinen, will give a lecture on changing attitudes to Scots as part of a lecture series that will be held at the Renvall Institute, Helsinki during the next few months. Nihtinen has a …
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The controversial subject of a Scottish Six news broadcast is a regular story in itself. The Centre asked well known broadcasters, Billy Kay and Mary Blance to discuss Scots at six. What does the news …