The Conversation

Outlander is boosting a renaissance of the Scots language – here’s how

Irene Watt would like to acknowledge the collaboration of Alistair Heather of The Elphinstone Institute in the writing of this article. The Scots spoken in Outlander may not be the language spoken ...
The Conversation

Doric: the Scots dialect spoken by the Queen – what it sounds like and where it comes from

Robert McColl Millar does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations ...
Tech Digest

Scottish Gaelic course to launch on language learning service

A free online language learning service with more than 300 million users will launch its Scottish Gaelic course on St Andrew’s Day. Duolingo was launched in 2011 and now has more than 90 languages on ...
The Irish Times

There’s just one problem with Ulster Scots. Unlike the Irish language, it doesn’t exist

Lee Reynolds, Northern Ireland’s new Ulster Scots commissioner, is a thoughtful and intelligent man. Yet even he is wrestling with the fundamental contradiction of his office: the Ulster Scots ...