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JimD
 Post subject: Scots 'mither tongue' goes online
PostPosted: 12 Aug 07, 16:31 
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An archive of the Scots language is now available all over the world thanks to a comprehensive new website.

Researchers at Glasgow University have completed work on the online resource, which contains more than four million words in Scots and Scottish English.

As well as meaning and usage, the project also has audio links, allowing people to hear words being spoken.

The site, funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council, can be accessed at http://www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk.

People from the US, Australia, China, Japan and South America have already logged on to use the service, as well as people in Scotland.

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Thanks for that Jim.
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Having had a quick look at the content I feel like an intruder :eek:

OK, I left Scotland some 26 years ago but I never realised how many of the sayings I had forgotten :-(
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Aww - no need to worry, do a word a day lol.
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wee. That's mine done :D
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I've just been too or was that TMI? :D
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hahahahahahahahaha
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Och!

I'm cramming now :D
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Think I'm going to have to download the whole thing very very soon... ;) :)
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I can translate for a small fee ;)

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