English / Ulster-Scots Glossary

Introduction

SourceEnglish / Ulster-Scots Glossary: A Core Vocabulary Wordlist with Verb Tables
AuthorPhilip Robinson (compiled and edited by)
PublisherUllans Press
EditionFirst Edition
Date2013
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This wordlist and verb tables are intended to provide learners with a guide to the Ulster-Scots words and forms that equate to a basic core vocabulary of the most common English words. Some, indeed many, of these words are shared between English and Ulster-Scots, but are nevertheless included here.

For distinctive Ulster-Scots vocabulary that is still current, see James Fenton's The Hamely Tongue, and for a detailed account of the grammatical rules for Ulster-Scots verbs, see Philip Robinson's Ulster-Scots: A Grammar of the Traditional Written and Spoken Language.

The Ulster-Scots spellings given in this glossary are those agreed by the Spelling Standardisation Committee of the Ulster-Scots Academy Implementation Group on completion of its first phase of spelling standardisation.

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