The story of Harry Potter, the Boy Who Lived, has been translated into 80 languages. J.K. Rowling‘s magical tales wrap around the globe through those translations and reach millions of fans. The 80th ...

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 ...

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For those who are traveling to Scotland, there are several etiquette rules that they need to realize about the Scots, including this basic friendly rule.

GLASGOW—Delegates here at the COP26 climate summit could be excused for thinking it was taking place in an entirely English-speaking country. Step beyond the United Nations-controlled blue zone, and ...

E Jamieson has received funding from the Arts and Humanities Research Council. Sadie Ryan has previously received funding from the Lord Kelvin Adam Smith scholarship. Rude, crude and extremely funny, ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract A historical study of variation in the relative clause marker in Scottish English indicates that sociolinguistic methodology has some ...