---- Forwarded Message ---- From: "Gavin MacDougall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 13:18:25 +0100 Organization: Luath Press Ltd Subject: Invitation to the launch of Luath Scots Language Learner
Greetings from Luath Below are details of the launch of the Luath Scots Language Learner on Tuesday in Edinburgh. All welcome, especially if you buy a book or 2! Do forward on to anyone else you know who might be interested in 'a beezer o a curry' at Suruchi's - the only Indian restaurant we know with its menu entirely in Scots, & the food is braw too, using mainly Scottish produce. best wishes >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Gavin MacDougall Director Luath Press Ltd >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> committed to publishing well written books worth reading >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 543/2 Castlehill The Royal Mile Edinburgh EH1 2ND Scotland tel ++44 (0)131 225 4326 fax ++44 (0)131 225 4324 www.luath.co.uk INVITATION Luath Press and the Suruchi are delighted to invite you and your guest(s) to the launch of the Luath Scots Language Learner by L. Colin Wilson Tuesday 10 September 2002 at the Suruchi Indian Restaurant, 14 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh 7.15 for 7.30 pm Wine, light refreshments and a complimentary Indian buffet provided The launch follows the meeting of the Cross Party Group on the Scots Language to be held in Committee Room 3, Committee Chambers, George IV Bridge, from 6 to 7pm. Members of the public are welcome to attend all Cross Party Group meetings. If you are not already on the circulation list for the Scots Language Cross Party Group, please call Eilidh Bateman on 0131 348 5711 for a copy of the agenda and further instructions regarding security arrangements. Luath Scots Language Learner (ISBN 0 946487 91 X) is published by Luath Press at £9.99 in paperback. An complementary double CD set (ISBN 1 82482 026 5) is also available. www.luath.co.uk RSVP: Please reply using the enclosed response form or contact Luath Press on 0131 225 4326 by Monday 9 September if you wish to attend the launch at the Suruchi. Please complete this response form and return it by fax to 0131 225 4324 or post to Luath Press Ltd, 543/2 Castlehill, The Royal Mile, Edinburgh, EH1 2ND. Alternatively, telephone Liam Davison at Luath on 0131 225 4326, or email [EMAIL PROTECTED] I/We would like to attend the launch at the Suruchi Indian Restaurant, on Tuesday 10 September, 7.15 for 7.30. Names: 1._______________________ 2.__________________________ OR - I will not be able to attend the launch, but would like to purchase ___ copies of the Luath Scots Language Learner at £9.99 and ___copies of the Luath Scots Language Learner Double Audio CD at £9.99 I enclose a cheque (£ Sterling) / Please charge my VISA/Mastercard # ____________________________________________ Expires ________________ NAME______________________________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ POSTCODE_________________________________________________________ [FRONT COVER]LUATH SCOTS LANGUAGE LEARNER An introduction to contemporary spoken Scots 25 graded lessons English-to-Scots vocabulary list verb tables dialogues grammatical explanations exercises background information about life in Scotland cultural context. Scots for Scots, Scots for non-Scots - Scots, the language of Robert Burns, the language on the streets of Scotland today. Accompanying double CD [insert pic of CD] available for just £9.99 (RRP £16.99) when you buy this book. Details inside. L COLIN WILSON [BACK COVER] The first-ever Scots language course. Suitable as an introductory course or for those interested in re-acquainting themselves with the language of childhood and grandparents. There are various existing reference books about Scots, such as dictionaries and grammar books, but this is the first-ever language course. The book assumes no prior knowledge on the reader's part. Starting from the most basic vocabulary and constructions, the reader is guided step-by-step through Scots vocabulary and the subtleties of grammar and idiom that distinguish Scots from English. An accompanying audio recording conveys the authentic pronunciation, especially important to readers from outside Scotland. The course is based on General Scots with a slight emphasis on the North-East and contains an introduction, twenty-five graded lessons, an English-to-Scots vocabulary list, and appendices with verb tables and similar material. Each lesson itself contains dialogues, vocabulary, grammatical explanations, exercises, and - most importantly - a section giving background information about life in Scotland, for the reader to understand the material in its cultural context. This is a fun and interesting insight into Scottish culture. By the end of the course participants will be able to read books and poems in Scots, take part in conversation, and enjoy interacting with Scots speakers. [insert author pic] colin wilson 'There's an auld saw that says 'Thaim wi a guid Scots tongue in their heid are fit tae gang ower the warld' - gin ye dinnae speak it, this gies ye the chance tae lairn it.' Billy Kay 'Lively and interesting' Iseabail MacLeod, Scottish National Dictionary Association 'A thocht the buik grand' Stuart McHardy, author, musician, storyteller 'This gies us whit dictionars niver will gie, a taste o the richt idiom o the thing.' John Law, Scots Language Resource Centre UK £9.99 US $19.95 Scots Language Learner Launch events: BUCKIEMonday 9 September 2002, 6.30-7.30 pmWH Smith, 9-11 East Church Street, Buckie. Wine and light refreshments will be served. 01542 832364 EDINBURGHTuesday 10 September, 7.15 for 7.30 pm at the Suruchi Indian Restaurant, 14 Nicholson Street, Edinburgh. The launch follows the meeting of the Cross Party Group on the Scots Language to be held in Committee Room 3, Committee Chambers, George IV Bridge, from 6 to 7pm. [On Wednesday 11 September, 10.30am - 4pm, Colin will be a participant at the Saltire Society's International Conference on The Place of Language in an Expanding European Union, to be held in The Raeburn Room, University of Edinburgh - for further information or to reserve a place at the conference, please contact Michael Hance on 0131 556 1836] BELFASTWednesday 18 September, evening Northern Ireland launch of the Luath Scots Language Learner as part of the Third Language and Politics Symposium from 18 to 20 September at Queen's University Belfast at which Mike Watson (Lord Watson), Minister for Culture, Sport and Leisure in the Scottish Executive, is to speak; the Symposium will discuss the standardisation of Scots and Ulster Scots and will be followed by an interdisciplinary conference on the theme of Ireland (Ulster) Scotland: Concepts, Contexts, Comparisons. For further information or to reserve a place at the symposium, please contact John Kirk on 028 9027 3815 ABERDEENDate and venue TBC GLASGOWDate and venue TBC DUNDEEDate and venue TBC All welcome at all events - for more information or to reserve a signed copy of the Luath Scots Language Learner book (PBK £9.99 ISBN 0 946487 91 X) or the accompanying double audio CD set (RRP £16.99 ISBN 1 82482 026 5) please contact Liam Davison at Luath on 0131 225 4326. For mail order and trade enquiries, or to arrange an event (shop, museum, library, school or university) please contact Gavin MacDougall at Luath Press. Some other books published by Luath Press But n Ben A-Go-Go (HBK £10.99 ISBN 0 946487 82 0; PBK £6.99 1 84282 014 1) by Matthew Fitt Scots Poems to be Read Aloud (ISBN 0 946487 81 2, £5.00) collected and introduced by Stuart McHardy Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
