Scots Language Centre

Scots Warks

Ae week in August twinty-twinty the warld's attention turnt tae written Scots.
Seiven year afore this, a twal year auld sittin ahin a computer in America taen tent o a Wikipedia in whit they seen as a sair neglectit language, Scots.

Ben Wur Ain Inner Hoose (Scots in Scots Law) - Jon Kiddie

Advocate Jon Kiddie of Terra Firma Chambers explores the use of the Scots language in Scots law.

The Centre for the Scots Leid haes noo estaiblisht a wabsteid for tae furder leeteracy in Scots amang adults. Wi uphaud fae the Scots Government, the new steid, cryed Scots Warks, haes its oreeginal in the stoushie anent Wikipedia back in 2020. Syne a puckle airtists an screivars …
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2021 Doric Film Festival

This month the successful entries in the Doric Film Festival were announced. The …

Cross Party Group to restart …

South of Scotland SNP MSP Emma Harper has recently moved to re-establish the Cross …

Mozilla Scots Browser

Fae 10 August 2021 fowk will can browse the wab throu the Scots leid. A company …

Publication Grant Awards …

The successful awards for the Scots Language Publication Grant have recently been …

The 1820 Radical Rising Anniversary

It was two hundred years ago – in April 1820 – that Scotland’s last attempted uprising took place. While you have no doubt heard of the Jacobites, of the 1745, and Bonnie Prince Charlie, you’ve probably never heard of this one.

Beyond Burns: Teaching Scots in the English Classroom

SATE (Scottish Association for Teaching English) hosted a free, online webinar for Secondary English teachers who wished to find out more about teaching Scots at BGE and Senior Phase.Presented by Laura Green (Scots Education Specialist at the Scots Language Centre) and with input …
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Kirk and Nation in Robert …

"In which Professor Gerard Carruthers will be arguing that the 1712 Patronage …

The Jolly Beggars

The Scots Opera Project present a new version of Burns’ The Jolly Beggars, …

Craig Sharp Annual Memorial …

The University of Glasgow's Centre for Robert Burns Studies and the Robert Burns …

Tannahill The Opera

The world premiere of the Scots Opera Project's "Tannahill" at the historic …

Scots maps

Welcome to the first interactive map of Scotland with Scots place-names. Explore Scotland’s places in the names used by Scots speakers who live there.

Look at photos of Scots used around the country and make your own Scots place-name street signs.

Awakening The River

Memory of water is a two year creative Eur…
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Indigenous Languages: Thriving in a Digi

Alongside voices from the Gaelic, Saami an…
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The Fitifyecanny

Two sisters deal with a discouraging creat…
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The Royal Highland Show 2018

A day out at the Royal Highland Show…
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We'r Needin tae Talk Aboot Wir Language

Auditory neuroscientist Michael Dempster d…
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Kist in Dundee

This shop cryed Kist is in Dundee. The Scots word kist is sib tae the Soothron word "chest" an means muckle the …

Hoolets Bield

This stane is in Brig o Earn ("Bridge of Earn") an reads 'Hoolets Bield'. A hoolet is a bird that haes muckle ee…

Whistlin Kirk twa

This auld howf is on Greendike Street alang Glesca Green, an the photie shaws anither sicht o it. It taks its name fae th…

Forrit

A near haun shot o a plaque at Davidson Hoose in Comrie. A body micht can mak oot the words on the shield "Bring Forr…

Caird an mug

Thir items wis seen in the windae o a shop in Callander in Stlrlinshire. The caird reads "Aw whit a pair yer braw the…

Lowland Folk

A kistie or soond tape fae 1986 wi twa sangs sung bi Lowland Folk alang wi Allan Barty. Lowland Folk sung in baith Inglis …

Hauf a hunner

This caird an mug bade in the windae o a shop in Callander, Stirlinshire. The birthday caird reads 'Half a hunner, still a…

Twa Gordons

This vessel wis seen at Mallaig aff the Soond o Sleat in the Heilans. In Scots we say that mair nor ane is twa (or twae). …

The Provost o Ceres

We'v met the provost o Ceres aince afore, but this is sic a guid photie o the auld carle. Ceres (soondit 'see-riss') is a …

Horse Wynd aff the Coogate

The auld lintel depictit here belanged a door in the Horse Wynd aff the Coogate o Embra ('Edinburgh'). It cairries a saw i…

History of Scots as a medium of politics

Ever since John Barbour put quill to parchment in the 1370’s, people have been debating and discussing political matters on paper through the Scots language, and long before that era, in Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse.

What is Scots?

Scots is one of three native languages spoken in Scotland today, the other two being English and Scottish Gaelic. Scots is the collective name for Scottish dialects known also as ‘Doric’, ‘Lallans’ and ‘Scotch’ or by more local names such as ‘Buchan’, ‘Dundonian’, ‘Glesca’ or ‘Shetland’.

Scots Proverbs

It's past jookin whan the heid's aff

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It's too late to lock the stable when the horse has bolted

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Word of the Week

Trauchle

TRAUCHLE n. tiring …

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Scots New Testament

Reading for 19th September 2021

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Interactive learning materials

The Scots Language Centre have produced a new range of online, interactive learning materials, try them out in our new Scots Learning Centre

Jo Gilbert - Tarlair

Jo Gilbert is an Aberdeen based spoken word artist and writer. Her native tongue …
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Podcast - Express Yourself - 15th April 2021

A selection of poetry and music from the world of poetry and brought to you by Express You ...
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