Scots -- either a dialect or a language, according as one's Scottish nationalist tendencies go, but, alas in either case, indisputably
Anglic -- features in our course texts to varying degrees of obtrusiveness. Use this post as a central hub for lexicons, guides to pronunciation, and exemplary audio clips. A perma-link is on the blog sidebar.
- Scottish Dialect at the BBC
- More Scottish Slang at the BBC
- Pittin the Mither Tongue on the Wab
- Scots Language: at ScotsIndependent.org
- Scots Glossary
- Scottish Vernacular Dictionary
Remember also that I have put some of my back copies of The Broons and Oor Wullie annuals on Course Reserve to help your familiarisation.
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