Scots Language Centre

The Scots Language Centre (Scots: Centre for the Scots Leid[1]) is an organisation that promotes the use of the Scots language.[2] The current director of the Scots Language Centre is Dr Michael Dempster. It receives funding from the Scottish Government.[3]

History

In preparation for a new question on the census asking whether residents could understand Scots, the organisation launched a website with example of the language to allow respondents to determine if they could.[4]

In November 2021, the Centre produced a Scots dialectal map of Scotland.[5] In September 2021, the Centre published a guide for writing in Scots.[6]

References
  1. "In yer ain wirds - What might we lose if we all began to speak like each other?". BBC News. 8 October 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  2. Holmes, Jonathan (5 December 2016). "Will Siri Ever Learn Scottish?". Gizmodo UK. Retrieved 27 August 2020.
  3. "Languages: Scots - gov.scot". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  4. "Website help over Scots language". BBC News. 28 February 2011. Retrieved 27 August 2020 – via www.bbc.com.
  5. Gerrard, Philippa (25 November 2020). "Spikkin Scots: Listen to the different dialects of Scotland with our interactive map". Press and Journal. Aberdeen Journals Ltd. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  6. Carmichael, Hannah (2 September 2021). "Scots Language Centre to offer new guide in writing in the leid". The National. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 8 September 2021.


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