Scots Dictionaries and Language Guides

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  • Cover scan of Scotspeak
    Scotspeak: A Guide To The Pronunciation Of Modern Urban Scots - Christine Robinson - Paperback
    'Scotspeak' is the ideal guide for actors wishing to understand and learn to pronounce modern urban Scots from Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, or Dundee. The combined expertise of the authors makes this an authoritative book, which still maintains a direct and simple approach.
  • Cover scan of Northern And Insular Scots
    Northern And Insular Scots - Robert McColl Millar - Paperback
    Millar offers an approachable description of the dialects of Northern Scotland. He provides examples of the language of native speakers, and includes an annotated bibliography which points the reader towards more specialised works.
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    Northern And Insular Scots - Robert McColl Millar - Hardback
    Millar offers an approachable description of the dialects of Northern Scotland. He provides examples of the language of native speakers, and includes an annotated bibliography which points the reader towards more specialised works.
  • Cover scan of Dae Ye Ken?
    Dae Ye Ken? - Vicki Gausden - Paperback
    Split thematically, and including subjects from clothes (claes) to socialising (gang oot on the toon), this pictorial mini Scots/English guide by Vicki Gausden provides an explanation to some common - and not so familiar - words and phrases in the Scots language.
  • Cover scan of Scots Dictionary
    Scots Dictionary - Paperback
    This pocket dictionary explains over 1800 everyday words and phrases from all over Scotland and includes a pronunciation guide to help non-Scots users.
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    Scots: The Mither Tongue - Billy Kay - Paperback
    Billy Kay discusses the social, cultural and political debate on Scotland's linguistic future, and argues for the necessity to retain and extend Scots if the nation is to hold on to its intrinsic values.
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    Scots: The Language Of The People - Paperback
    'Scots' accompanies the four-part television series to be screened by BBC2 in early 2006. Written and presented by Carl MacDougall, the series tells the story of the Scots language from its common roots with English to the present day.
  • Cover scan of The Scots Travelmate
    The Scots Travelmate - Paperback
    The latest edition to the 'Travelmates' series presents a wide range of Scots words and phrases from all parts of Scotland. It also includes food; festivals; historic events; institutions; place names; maps and drawings.
  • Cover scan of Perspectives On The Older Scottish Tongue
    Perspectives On The Older Scottish Tongue: A Celebration Of DOST - Hardback
    This book celebrates the rich diversity of the Scots language and the culture it embodies. It marks two important events in language scholarship: the completion of the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) in 2001 and the publication of its final volumes in 2002.
  • Cover scan of The Essential Scots Dictionary
    The Essential Scots Dictionary: Scots-English, English-Scots - Paperback
    This dictionary is designed to encourage the use of Scots in schools and to provide support in the classroom. It is also a useful compact reference book for anyone seeking information on Scots.
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