The revitalisation of Ulster-Scots: ‘The language is accessible. It’s part of our joint histories’

The work of Robert Burns continues to have a deep connection to Ulster-Scots: the province was the first place outside of Scotland to publish his work and his poetry had meaning and depth for ...
Wall Street Journal

What’s That the Scots Are Speaking on TikTok? It Might Not Be English

GLASGOW—Delegates here at the COP26 climate summit could be excused for thinking it was taking place in an entirely English-speaking country. Step beyond the United Nations-controlled blue zone, and ...
Irish Central

Gaelic language close to collapse in Scotland

Kate Forbes, a Scottish Nationalist Party (SNP) politician who speaks the language, has proposed a scheme that would potentially develop Gaelic-speaking housing estates to preserve the language.
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Old tongue enters the modern age The Dictionary of the Scots Language is soon to go online, and it will be free, reports Jennifer Cunningham

At the beginning of 2004 anyone will be able to access the definitive usage of any Scots word, ancient or modern, for free. The process of putting both the Scottish National Dictionary and the ...