Electronic Scots School Dictionary

Download or read book Electronic Scots School Dictionary written by Snda Staff and published by . This book was released on 2002-06-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Electronic Scots School Dictionary takes the Scots language into the computer. It is aimed at children in the upper primary and lower secondary age range.Features include: *bilingual text, Scots/English and English/Scots*user-friendly layout of dictionary words*electronic searching on all words*over 600 spoken pronunciations*regional maps*clear, illustrated helpfileSpecial features:*Grammar Broonie provides a mini Scots grammar guide*Ma Ain Dictionary encouraging children to write and edit their own Scots dictionary, which is then saved on their computer*interactive word games, such as an electronic Meenister's Cat and a Scots version of Call My Bluff*Scotstoun, a virtual town with Scots-speaking characters, putting Scots words in everyday contexts. Scenes include:messages, postie, scaffie, school playground, kitchen, seaside, weather