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“Scots New Testament 20th May 2012”
In the recordings of the Scots New Testament, Tom Fleming brings the well known stories of the gospels to life in a distinct Scots voice. Throughout the year the... more
“LOWN adj calm, sheltered; n calm weather, a sheltered spot”
Although this comes from the Old Norse noun ‘logn’ meaning calm weather, it makes its earliest recorded appearance in Scots as the past participle of a verb, in John... more
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Makar ben the hoose
Bank Robbers
(fir Mr Goodwin) In ma young days they wid hae bin ashamed,Tae read it in The Sun or Sunday Mail,Yin o their faimily loc... more
Fae Buckie tae Berkeley
My Doric Life
Ma Tong talks about growing up in the Doric world... more
Podcasts
Scotland's Ain Kingly Hooses 15
Walcome tae the pairt fifteen o the podcast 'Scotland's Ain Kingly Hooses'. This year lang screed o podcasts in Scots re... more
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A momentous year
The following article appeared in Shetland Life January 2012. This has been a momentous year for Scots and for the Shet... more
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Ille Terrarum
from Ille Terrarum But noo the auld city, street by street, An' winter fu' o' snaw an' sleet, Awhile shut in my gangr... more
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Wer wir sind und was wir tun Das Scots Language Centre wurde 1993 gegründet und ist die einzige nationale, nicht-l... more
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センターについて スコッツ語センター（The Scots Language Centre） は1993年に設立されたス... more
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Hvem vi er og hva vi gjør Skotsk Språksenter ble opprettet i 1993 og er den eneste nasjonale ikke-leksikog... more
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Quem nós somos e o que fazemosO Centro para a Língua Escocesa foi estabelecido em 1993 e é a &uacut... more
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Kim jesteśmy i co robimy? Centrum Języka Szkockiego zostało założone w 1993 roku i jest jedyną niezwiązan... more
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Quiénes somos y qué hacemos El Centro del Idioma scots fue establecido en 1993. Es la ú... more
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Keitä me olemme ja mitä me teemme Skotin kielen keskus perustettiin vuonna 1993 ja se on ainoa kansallin... more
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Chi siamo e cosa facciamoLo Scots Language Centre è stato fondato nel 1993 ed è l’unica organizzazio... more
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Кто мы и что мы делаем Центр шотландского языка был осно... more
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Kdo jsme a co děláme Jazykové centrum skotštiny bylo založeno v roce 1993 a vedle s... more
Scots on YouTube
Aat Cat
A display of various cat photos set to the doric poem 'aat cat' by douglas kynoch , read by …
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Lament for a lost dinn…
Ma wee sis reciting a poem she learnt in school
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Migration and the Mith…
Tom Rendall is interviewed on Orkney Dialect on BBC Radio Scotland.
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Matt McGinn - Ballad o…
Tell me whaur ye're gaun, lad,
An who ye're gaun tae meet
A'm headed for the station
That's …
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Wee Emily out shopping
Thought I would upload this video of Wee Emily out shopping ....... Just to brighten up th…
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News
Scots language propectus
03rd May
The City of Glasgow College has recently translated some of it's online information into Scots. With the help of the Scots Language Centre's poet in residence Rab Wilson, the college has a page of text and an audio file in Scots.Glasgow College more
Early Years Conference
26th Apr
Using Scots language in the education of the very youngest children is the focus of a forthcoming conference in... more
Learning Apprentices
26th Apr
This week the press reported on the views of some of the English candidates taking part in the television series,... more
Scots Placenames
Place names
Over the next few months the Scots Language Centre will be encouraging debate and discussion about Scotland’s place names. In the first of a series of papers from experts and commentators, SLC Director, Michael Hance, asks a number of questions about signage and the linguistic landscape.
Aberdeen, Longridge,... more
Scots place names in Northern Ireland
This airticle bi Ian james Parsley is the latest contribution tae the ongaun discussionaboot hou tae represent Scots... more
Scots place names online
This article first appeared in Lallans Nummer 79 and is republished here with the kind permission of the... more
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