Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd
- Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd
Scottish Language Dictionaries (SLD) is Scotland's lexicographical body for the Scots Language. SLD is responsible for the major historical dictionaries of the Scots Language, the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue and the Scottish National Dictionary. Since 2004, all 22 volumes of these major texts have been available, free, via the internet, as the Dictionary of the Scots Language.
The organisation was formed in 2002 and continues the work of several generations of Scottish lexicographers. The current project team includes editorial staff from the Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue and from the Scottish National Dictionary Association. SLD also undertakes a wide programme of educational and work throughout Scotland, with people of all ages and abilities.
Scottish Language Dictionaries is a Limited Company and Registered Charity in Scotland (SC230070).
ee also
* Dictionary of the Scots Language
* Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
* Scottish National Dictionary
External links
* [http://www.scotsdictionaries.org.uk/ Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd]
* [http://www.dsl.ac.uk/ Dictionary of the Scots Language]
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Scottish National Dictionary Association — The Scottish National Dictionary Association (SNDA) was founded in 1929 to foster and encourage the Scots language, in particular by producing a standard dictionary of modern Scots. This primary aim was fulfilled in 1976 with the completion of… … Wikipedia
Scottish National Dictionary — The Scottish National Dictionary was produced by the Scottish National Dictionary Association (SNDA) from 1931 to 1976. The original editor, William Grant, was the driving force behind the collection of Scots vocabulary. A wide range of sources… … Wikipedia
Dictionary of the Scots Language — The Dictionary of the Scots Language (DSL) (Scots: Dictionar o the Scots Leid) is an online Scots English dictionary, now run by Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd, a charity and limited company. The dictionary is freely available on the internet … Wikipedia
Scots language — Not to be confused with Scottish English or Scottish Gaelic. Scots (Braid) Scots, Lallans Spoken in United Kingdom (Scotland and Northern Ireland), Republic of Ireland Region … Wikipedia
History of the Scots language — The history of the Scots language refers to how Anglic varieties spoken in parts of Scotland developed into modern Scots.OriginsSpeakers of Northumbrian Old English settled in south eastern Scotland in the 7th century, at which time Celtic… … Wikipedia
Written Scots language — examples from various sources.Text from Legend of the Saints 14th CenturyXXXIII. GEORGE. Ȝete of sancte george is my wil, gyf I connandes had þere til to translat þe haly story, as wrytine in þe buk fand I. for he wes richt haly mañ fele tynt… … Wikipedia
Language planning — This article is about the field of language planning and policy. See Constructed language for details on the creation of planned or artificial languages. Language planning is a deliberate effort to influence the function, structure, or… … Wikipedia
Scottish Gaelic — Not to be confused with Scots language or Scottish English. Scottish Gaelic Gàidhlig Pronunciation [ˈkaːlikʲ] Spoken in … Wikipedia
Cornish language — For the Anglo Cornish accent and dialect, see Anglo Cornish. Cornish Kernowek, Kernewek Pronunciation [kərˈnuːək] Spoken in … Wikipedia
Scots — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Scots (homonymie). Scots Scots Parlée en Écosse, Irlande et Angleterre Région Écosse: Basses Terres d Écosse, Caithness, Orcades, Shetl … Wikipédia en Français
