LONDON – The Inuit of the Arctic know a lot about snow, and their wide vocabulary for the white stuff is legendary. But they may face a challenge in snow-describing ability — from Scotland.

The rapid-fire pace of Scottish speech can sometimes leave those from overseas - and even some just south of the border - scratching their heads trying to decipher what's being said. While accents ...

One of the many things Scots are well known for is our rich and expressive language. Anyone who has grown up in Scotland, or even just spent some time here, will know that we have a word for just ...

Excessive cold calling? University of Glasgow researchers working to compile the first-ever Historical Thesaurus of Scots have already logged 421 different Scottish terms for snow. Launched today, the ...

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In the aftermath of her passing, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth could speak the local dialect of Balmoral and the region around it. This dialect of the north-east of Scotland – called the Doric ...

A new booklet will be published today as part of the effort to save one of the most distinctive dialects in the north of Scotland. "The Cromarty Fisherfolk Dialect", produced by the Highland Council's ...