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Mairi Robinson, the Glossary

Mairi Robinson (née Macnicol) (21 January 1945 to 17 June 2020) was best known for her dedication towards the study of the Scottish language and Scottish lexicography.^[1]

42 relations: A. J. Aitken, Adult education, Ancient Greek philosophy, Archaeology, Architecture, Australia, British National Corpus, Carmen, Chambers Dictionary, Classics, Computer science, Craigmillar, Dennistoun, Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, Dux, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University Press, Etymology, Geography, George Watson's College, Glasgow, History of Scotland, James Thin, Lexicography, Library catalog, List of Edinburgh festivals, List of schools in Edinburgh, Music, Ormond College, Pancreatic cancer, Plácido Domingo, Pompeii, Russell Harty, Scots language, Scottish National Dictionary, Stirling, The Scotsman, University of Edinburgh, University of Melbourne, Viking Society for Northern Research, Walter Scott, 1960s.
Scots-language culture
Scots-language literature
Scots-language writers
Scottish lexicographers

A. J. Aitken

Adam Jack Aitken (19 June 1921 – 11 February 1998) was a Scottish lexicographer and leading scholar of the Scots language. Mairi Robinson and a. J. Aitken are Scottish lexicographers.

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Adult education, distinct from child education, is a practice in which adults engage in systematic and sustained self-educating activities in order to gain new forms of knowledge, skills, attitudes, or values.

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Ancient Greek philosophy

Ancient Greek philosophy arose in the 6th century BC.

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Archaeology

Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.

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Architecture

Architecture is the art and technique of designing and building, as distinguished from the skills associated with construction.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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British National Corpus

The British National Corpus (BNC) is a 100-million-word text corpus of samples of written and spoken English from a wide range of sources.

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Carmen

Carmen is an opera in four acts by the French composer Georges Bizet.

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Chambers Dictionary

The Chambers Dictionary (TCD) was first published by William and Robert Chambers as Chambers's English Dictionary in 1872.

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Classics

Classics or classical studies is the study of classical antiquity.

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Computer science

Computer science is the study of computation, information, and automation.

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Craigmillar

Craigmillar (Creag a' Mhaol Àird, IPA), from the Gaelic for 'the rock of the bare summit', is an area of Edinburgh, Scotland, about south east of the city centre, with Duddingston to the north and Newcraighall to the east.

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Dennistoun

Dennistoun is a mostly residential district in Glasgow, Scotland, located north of the River Clyde and in the city's east end, about east of the city centre.

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Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue

The Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (DOST) is a 12-volume dictionary that documents the history of the Scots language covering Older Scots from the earliest written evidence in the 12th century until the year 1700.

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Dux

Dux (ducēs) is Latin for "leader" (from the noun dux, ducis, "leader, general") and later for duke and its variant forms (doge, duce, etc.). During the Roman Republic and for the first centuries of the Roman Empire, dux could refer to anyone who commanded troops, both Roman generals and foreign leaders, but was not a formal military rank.

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Edinburgh

Edinburgh (Dùn Èideann) is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas.

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Edinburgh University Press

Edinburgh University Press is a scholarly publisher of academic books and journals, based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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Etymology

Etymology (The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the scientific study of words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time".) is the scientific study of the origin and evolution of a word's semantic meaning across time, including its constituent morphemes and phonemes.

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Geography

Geography (from Ancient Greek γεωγραφία; combining 'Earth' and 'write') is the study of the lands, features, inhabitants, and phenomena of Earth.

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George Watson's College

George Watson's College is a co-educational private day school in Scotland, situated on Colinton Road, in the Merchiston area of Edinburgh.

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Glasgow

Glasgow is the most populous city in Scotland, located on the banks of the River Clyde in west central Scotland.

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History of Scotland

The recorded history of Scotland begins with the arrival of the Roman Empire in the 1st century, when the province of Britannia reached as far north as the Antonine Wall.

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James Thin

James Thin Ltd was a British bookshop chain, founded by James Thin in 1848.

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Lexicography

Lexicography is the study of lexicons, and is divided into two separate academic disciplines.

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Library catalog

A library catalog (or library catalogue in British English) is a register of all bibliographic items found in a library or group of libraries, such as a network of libraries at several locations.

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List of Edinburgh festivals

This is a list of arts and cultural festivals regularly taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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List of schools in Edinburgh

List of schools in Edinburgh is a list of schools in the City of Edinburgh council area of Scotland.

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Music

Music is the arrangement of sound to create some combination of form, harmony, melody, rhythm, or otherwise expressive content.

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Ormond College

Ormond College is one of the largest residential colleges of the University of Melbourne located in the city of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

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Pancreatic cancer

Pancreatic cancer arises when cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a mass.

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Plácido Domingo

José Plácido Domingo Embil (born 21 January 1941) is a Spanish opera singer, conductor, and arts administrator.

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Pompeii

Pompeii was an ancient city in what is now the comune (municipality) of Pompei, near Naples, in the Campania region of Italy.

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Russell Harty

Frederic Russell Harty (5 September 1934 – 8 June 1988) was an English television presenter of arts programmes and chat shows.

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Scots language

ScotsThe endonym for Scots is Scots.

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Scottish National Dictionary

The Scottish National Dictionary (SND) was published by the Scottish National Dictionary Association (SNDA) from 1931 to 1976 and documents the Modern (Lowland) Scots language.

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Stirling

Stirling (Stirlin; Sruighlea) is a city in central Scotland, northeast of Glasgow and north-west of Edinburgh.

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The Scotsman

The Scotsman is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh.

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University of Edinburgh

The University of Edinburgh (University o Edinburgh, Oilthigh Dhùn Èideann; abbreviated as Edin. in post-nominals) is a public research university based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

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University of Melbourne

The University of Melbourne (also colloquially known as Melbourne University) is a public research university located in Melbourne, Australia.

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Viking Society for Northern Research

The Viking Society for Northern Research is a group dedicated to the study and promotion of the ancient culture of Scandinavia.

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Walter Scott

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet and historian.

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1960s

The 1960s (pronounced "nineteen-sixties", shortened to the "60s" or the "Sixties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1960, and ended on December 31, 1969.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mairi_Robinson

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Scots-language culture

Scots-language literature

Scots-language writers

Scottish lexicographers

References