Links

Online Presentations in and about Lowlands Languages

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Scots (Lallans/Doric/Ullans/Shaetlan)

• "Auld Lang Syne": The original Scots Version by Robert Burns (1759–1796) with a Low Saxon (Low German) Translation by R. F. Hahn comes with sound file and with PDF files containing also musical notation and phonetic transcription)

• A Beginners' Guide to Offline Language Materials: Scots

• The Bard: Your complete guide to the immortal memory of Scotland's most famous poet (an e-shrine for Robert/Rabbie Burns)

• Burns Country (another e-shrine for Robert/Rabbie Burns, claiming to be "the official Robert Burns Site" -- publishes the complete works of Robert Burns, with integrated glossary translation into several languages)

• Robert Burns, 1759-1796 (collection of his songs, some with Midi sound files)

• Carolina Oliphant (Lady Nairne), 1766-1845 (collection of her songs, some with Midi sound files)

• Clive Young's introduction to Scots (in Scots with glossary)

• Colin Wilson (personal introduction of a member of the Scots Speakers' Curn, in Scots, with sound files)

• Gælisk og Scots: Skuld' gamle sprog rejn forgo? | Gaelic and Scots: Should Auld Languages be Forgot? (an introduction in Danish and English by Ole Stig Andersen, with a link to an audio file of his excellent Danish language documentary first broadcast by Danmarks Radio [Radio Denmark] on October19,1999)

• Lallans-L: a list fer lairnin an blatherin in Lallans, th Scots leid (a discussion list for learners and users of Scots)

• The Language of Shetland: The Norn influence on the language

• The Moray Cooncil - Depairtmint o Education: The Teachin o Scots Language an Scottish Culture [The Moray Council - Department of Education: The Teaching of Scots Language and Scottish Culture] (policy statement in Scots and English)

• The Poetry of Robert Burns (audio files)

• The Online Scots Dictionary (Translate from Scots to English) For thaim that's puggelt bi Scots vocabular an wad sair like tae lift whit thay're readin [For those who are confused by Scots vocabulary and would dearly love to understand what they are reading] a resource provided by the untiring Andy Eagle

• The Flag in the Wind: Features - Scots Language (presented by Scots Independent)

• Oor Wee Hoose [Our Little House] (lots of fun resources, mostly in Scots)

• The Saltire Society (one of its aims: "increase public awareness of Scotland's distinct natural and cultural heritage in all its richness and diversity and foster the cherishing and enrichment of all aspects of this heritage, including the Scots and Gaelic languages")

• Scots Dictionary (presented by Britannia.org)

• Scots Language (an introduction presented by the English Language Department in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Edinburgh)

• The Scots Language

• Scots Language and Pronunciation

• The Scots Leid Associe | The Scots Language Society

• The Scots Magazine: Wirds

• scots-online.org (The gateway to Andy Eagle's goodies: Wir Ain Leid, The Scots Reader, and The Online Scots Dictionary)

• Scots Reader (a selection of Scots texts presented by Andy Eagle)

• Scots Speakers' Curn, Glesca

• ScotsteXt! (Scots literature galore presented by Sandy Fleming)

• Scots Tung Wittins (PDF copies of the periodical in and about Scots, presented by the Scots Speakers' Curn in Glesca/Glasgow)

• Scottish National Dictionary Association

• Scottish vs. RP-English (an introduction by a German contributer)

• Scuil Wab (invites you to play various word games, in Scots)

• A Selected Classified Bibliography of the Scots Language (compiled by Caroline Macafee)

• "Twa Leids: The Scottish Language Project" (by Robbie Robertson, Assistant Director of the Scottish CCC -- in English)

• Robert Tannahill (collection of his songs, some with Midi sound files)

• Is Ulster Scots a language?

• Ulster Scots: an introduction (a very handy resource page presented by Ian James Parsley)

• Ulster Scots Research Centre (with some really handy resources)

• What is the Scots Language?

• Wir Ain Leid: An innin til Modren Scots [Our Own Language: An introduction to Modern Scots] (a very useful introduction created by Andrew Eagle; in English)

• Wirhoose Home Page (portal leading to John M. Tait's online presentations about Scots generally and Shetlandic specifically - currently Inbuis ta Shaetlan and A Tait Wanchancie - mostly in English, some in Scots)