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New Testament Readings now on Kirk web site
The Scots Language Centre’s series of weekly readings from the Lorimer New Testament can now be heard on the Church of Scotland’s web site as well as at the Centre and the web site of Homecoming Scotland. Michael Hance, Director of SLC, h.. more»
Old Testament Book translated into Scots
Duncan Sneddon's Scots translation of the Old Testament book of Amos can now be read online on the Church of Scotland's website. It was first published this spring in the "Theology in Scotland" journal. and now joins Psalms, sermons and prayers as.. more»
Traditional Arts Working Group - Public Meetings
David Francis, the chair of the Traditional Arts Working Group, will be hosting a series of public meetings across Scotland to allow as many people as possible the opportunity to feed their views into the group's ongoing work. The meetings are open.. more»
Languages Forum holds conference in Orkney
The Forum for Research on the Languages of Scotland and Ulster held its triennial conference last week at Orkney College in Kirkwall. The conference heard papers on attitudes to Scots in Midlothian, dialect and identity in Shetland and immigration .. more»
Other News
- Honorary Doctorate for Mither Tongue Man
Billy Kay, long-time broadcaster, writer, and campaigner for the Scots language, was award - SLD seeks Outreach Assistant
Scots Language Dictionaries have advertised the post of Outreach/education assistant (3 da - New Writing Scotland 27 published
The latest volume of 'New Writing Scotland', from the Association for Scottish Literary St - Calling Doric writers
The Annual Doric Writing Competition is calling for entries. Writers may submit up to thre - Burns not a manic depressive
Recently a controversy erupted over claims that Scots language bard Robert Burns might hav - Government to set up Scots advisory group
Further to the government conference held on the Scots language, at the University of Stir
Walking on the Moon
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landings the Scots Language Centre has put together a couple of features, along with some poems in Scots, about the moon and space. It was on 21 July 1969 that the Apollo 11 lunar module called Eagle landed on the surface of the moon. Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on th...
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Word of the week
“DOOK v, n to plunge in water; a soaking ,”
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The summer holiday is the time to don your dookers for that annual dook in the sea or hotel pool, if you are like Robert Henryson’s “paddok ... Quhilk be nature culd dowk and gaylie swym”. In the leisurely days described by A. M. Williams in A Bundle of Old Yarns (1931) “It was not unusual, on a fin.. more
Reproduced with the kind permission ofScots Word of the Week is written by Chris Robinson of Scottish Language Dictionaries www.scotsdictionaries.org.uk
Scots on youtube
Do you remember Ally Bally Bee? Remember “Sittin on yer mammy’s knee/greetin for a wee bawbee”? If you do, then this will be a trip down memory lane.
New Testament Readings
2nd August 2009 Reading
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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 Homecoming year the Centre will be broadcasting a series of readings from the Scots New Testament CDs. This one is for Sunday the 2nd of August and is from the Gospel of John Chapter 6:24-35. The next reading will be broadcast... more
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Life, Love and Death in Paisley
The Scots Language Centre in association with Autonomi TV is delighted to present Bedroom Radio, an intimate and compassionate insight into life in a Paisley housing scheme. The film captures the highs, lows, dreams and tragedies of Gary and Yvonne, a young couple whose relentless optimism in the face of overwhelming difficulties makes this a co... more
Scots in Pictures
Buckie
Mair wis a fish merchant doun by the hairbor o Buckie an this wis a play on the name.
Embra
A van in Embra wi the name o the city 'Auld Reekie' an the saw 'Lang may yer lum reek'. In Inglis this means 'Long may your chimney smoke', in ither words 'lang life tae ye'.
Aberdeen
Advert for Grant's Whisky, King St, Aiberdeen, stert o 1995: 'gangs doon brawlies' means 'goes down really well' in Inglis.
Perth
'The Auld Hoose' howf on Sooth Street o Perth, taen in 1997.
Cupar
The 'Drookit Dug' is a howf in the toun o Cupar in Fife.
Staundraes
In the 1800's Saunt Aundraes burgh cooncil, in Fife, gaed aboot chengin Scots names intil Inglis anes. But lately the cooncil haes pit up signs that shaws the chenges. This ane is for Baxter's Wynd.
Embra
The 'Wee Windaes' is a restaurant on the Royal Mile o Embra.
Corriedoon
Corriedoon care hame on the Isle o Arran
Braeheid
A street sign at St Vigeans in Arbroath. The sign in Inglis means 'summit of the hill side'.
Hamelt
A shop at the plainstanes o the village o Letham in Angus. The Inglis for 'hamelt' is 'native' or 'home-grown'.
The Year in Scots
Scots speakers, like other European peoples, draw from a common European heritage when it comes to names for seasons and months of the year, but, like other groups, forms of names have developed under circumstances pe... more
