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Promoting Scots

The Scots Language Centre is one of a number of organisations that exist to further the interests of the Scots language and its speakers. In this section you will find links to the key bodies. You …
Jings, Crivens! Oor Wullie`s turning English

Anne Hoyer from Heidelberg University has been carrying our research into the language used in the Sunday Post's Oor Wullie cartoon strip. Hoyer has discovered that Wullie is using less Scots than he …
News from Shetland

by Mary E. BlanceMary chairs Shetland ForWirds, which was formed on the recommendation of the Shetland Dialect Convention 2004, an initiative promoted by Shetland Arts Trust. She wrote a diary feature …
West Central

SUB DIALECT OF CENTRAL SCOTS WEST CENTRAL Name This dialect covers a large area known as West Central Scots, though speakers usually call their dialect Scots or Scotch which are the traditional names …
A Brief History of Scots

In this section there is a quick overview of the history of the language. You will also find links to other, more detailed inormation. Where did it come from?Scots is descended from a form of Anglo-Saxon, …
Access for all

The Centre is open to all regardless of language background or place of origin or residence. It is our policy to use Scots in our daily business. However, if you are uncertain about using the language, …
North East

SUB DIALECT OF NORTHERN SCOTS: NORTH EAST Name The dialect of the North East forms part of the wider Northern Scots dialect, but to many of its speakers it is known as The Doric in recognition of …

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