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Sally on Sunday discuss Scots New Testament
Sally Magnusson discusses the Scots New Testament with Priscilla Lorimer
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Scots language books for children
Children's Book Press (www.scottishbooks.com/kids/mai have a range of books written in Scots suitable for nursery and primary children. The publisher is also interested in hearing from teachers who wish to be involved in creating teacher notes or do proof-reading. The following are a selection ... more
SLD holds auction
The staff at Scots Language Dictionaries are holding an eBay auction of goodies, mementos and other items donated by various Scottish celebrities as part of its drive to raise money towards the support of the SLD. Earlier this year, the SLD, along with other Scots organisations such as the Scots ... more
New book on Scottish printing
Antony Kamm, working in conjunction with the National Library of Scotland - who presently have an exihibition entitled 'Imprentit' - has written a new called 'Scottish Printed Books 1508-2008'. This book details the history of printing in Scotland since the first press was set up in Edinburgh by ... more
Kidnapped Translated
It won't be the first time that Kidnapped has been translated but it surely is the first time the Stevenson novel has been rendered in Scots and as a graphic novel too. Kidnappit is the latest product from Scots language children's publisher Itchy Coo and will be on sale from 1st February. The bo... more
New book scratches an itch
A newly published book from Itchy Coo - entitled 'Geordie's Mingin Medicine', which is a translation from English into Scots of a Roald Dahl work, has now reached number one in Waterstone's children's bestseller charts. This comes after the success of Itchy Coo's 'The Eejits' (another Dahl transl... more
Book of Scots terms
Artist Scott Simpson has illustrated a series of Scots words by assigning a character to each one. These include 'ned', 'clype', 'crabbit' and many other well known words. Wrongly reported by the Daily Record as "classic slang terms", these words drawn from the Scots language will be immediately ... more
Publication of The Scottish World
Billy Kay's The Scottish World will be published. This book looks at the contribution of Scots to the culture of the world, including linguistic aspects. For more about the background, and the book, please follow this link to Billy's website:
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