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Scots


Scots is a member of the West-Germanic-English subgroup of the Indo-European language family spoken by approximately 100,000 people in the Lowlands of Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It is also referred to as Lallans, Doric and Braid Scots. In Ulster it is known as Ullans. A form with strong Scandinavian influences is spoken in Shetland, Orkney and Caithness.


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Scots Online - Introduction to modern Scots orthography, pronunciation, dialects, grammar and idiom, with Scots Reader, Online Scots Dictionary, Clishmaclaiver chat room and links to related materials.
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The Elphinstone Kist - A treasury of Scots language and lore from North East Scotland.
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Scotstext - A repository of traditional literature in the language of Lowland Scotland.
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The Scots Language Society - The Scots Language Society was founded in 1972 and exists to promote Scots in literature drama, the media, education and in every day usage.
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Inbuis ta Shaetlan - All about Shetlandic, the language of the Shetland Islands. Pronunciation notes, grammar, poetry, stories, articles and a translation of Mark's Gospel from the original Greek into Shetlandic.
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Ulster-Scots Research Centre - Information on a partnership dedicated to the furtherance of the Scots language in Ulster.
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Merlin Press - Merlin Press is a small partnership which was set up to satisfy the demand for teaching material designed for the teaching of Scots Language.
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A Selected Classified Bibliography of the Scots Language - Compiled by Caroline Macafee of Aberdeen University.
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Scottish Corpus of Texts and Speech - Internet accessible corpus of texts and speech specifically dedicated to the languages of Scotland.
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Scottish Words Illustrated - A selection of Scots words, entertainingly illustrated with cartoons, with English translations and a quiz.
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Scottish Language Dictionaries - A body established to develop dictionaries and to promote the languages of Scotland.
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An Institute for the Languages of Scotland: Feasibility Study - The Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland has funded this feasibility study to investigate the proposed establishment of ILS.
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Glasgow Weans - Promotes recognition of the Glasgow dialect in the classroom. Includes information on the teaching aid "Story Rhymes For Glasgow Weans".
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