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[1] [2] Therefore, the speech of many Glaswegians can draw on a "continuum between fully localised and fully standardised". [3] Additionally, the Glasgow dialect has Highland English and Hiberno-English influences [4] owing to the speech of Highlanders and Irish people who migrated in large numbers to the Glasgow area in the 19th and early 20th ...
Liz Lochhead Hon FRSE (born 26 December 1947) is a Scottish poet, playwright, translator and broadcaster. [1] [2] Between 2011 and 2016 she was the Makar, or National Poet of Scotland, [3] and served as Poet Laureate for Glasgow between 2005 and 2011.
Glasgow Gaelic is an emerging dialect, described as "Gaelic with a Glasgow accent", [2] of Standard Scottish Gaelic. [3] It is spoken by about 10% of Scottish Gaelic speakers, making it the most spoken Dialect outside of the Highlands .
Alexander Smith was the eldest of eight, possibly nine, children born to John Smith (1803–1884) and Christina née Murray (1804–1881). John Smith was a pattern designer for the textile trade; he worked variously in Paisley and in Kilmarnock, where Alexander was born, before moving to Glasgow when Alexander was about eight years old.
Many place-name adjectives and many demonyms also refer to various other things, sometimes with and sometimes without one or more additional words. Additionally, sometimes the use of one or more additional words is optional. Notable examples are cheeses, cat breeds, dog breeds, and horse breeds.
Malvolio is a fictional character in William Shakespeare's comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will. His name means "ill will" in Italian, referencing his disagreeable nature. [ 1 ] He is the vain, pompous, authoritarian steward of Olivia's household.
Glasgow Pact: Key lines from the Cop26 agreement. PA reporters. November 13, 2021 at 5:15 PM. The wording of the new Glasgow Pact might not seem controversial to the uninitiated, but they have ...
Ivor Cutler (born Isadore Cutler, [1] 15 January 1923 – 3 March 2006) was a Scottish poet, singer, musician, songwriter, artist and humorist.He became known for his regular performances on BBC radio, and in particular his numerous sessions recorded for John Peel's influential eponymous late-night radio programme (on BBC Radio 1), and later for Andy Kershaw's programme.