SCOTS Project - www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk Document : 1337 Title : Email correspondence - Jim McGonigal and Matthew Fitt 3 Author(s): Matthew Fitt James McGonigal Copyright holder(s): Matthew Fitt James McGonigal Text From: "Matthew Fitt" [CENSORED: email address] To: "DR JAMES MCGONIGAL" [CENSORED: email address] Sent: 04 July 2005 20:36 Subject: Re: kirkhill Thanks, Jim. Thae Glens are smashin. I wis over that way myself recently. Cheers the noo Matthew ----- Original Message ----- From: "DR JAMES MCGONIGAL" [CENSORED: email address] To: [CENSORED: email address] Sent: Monday, July 04, 2005 8:31 PM Subject: Re: kirkhill Hi Matthew-- Just back frae NornIreland, the Glens o Antrim, which is just about the best mix of Irish and Ullans perspectives that I've come across in the 'Province' [mainly because of a nationalist majority there, on the rocky fringes, but a good and fairly relaxed mix overall] -- this school project looks really good! Mair guid wark fae the dynamic numero uno-- will forward to [CENSORED: forename] [CENSORED: surname] when back at work tomorrow, and hope to make a helpful introduction to yese baith thereby. Best-- Jim This work is protected by copyright. All rights reserved. The SCOTS Project and the University of Glasgow do not necessarily endorse, support or recommend the views expressed in this document. Information about document and author: Text Text audience Adults (18+): Males: Audience size: 2 Writer knew intended audience: Text details Method of composition: Wordprocessed Year of composition: 2005 Word count: 135 Text medium Email: Text publication details Part of a longer series of texts: Name of series: Ongoing email correspondence Text setting Education: Text type Correspondence/letters: Author Author details Author id: 78 Forenames: James Surname: McGonigal Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1940 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 18 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Catholicism Occupation: University lecturer Place of birth: Dumfries Region of birth: E & Mid Dumfries Birthplace CSD dialect area: Dmf Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Glasgow Region of residence: Glasgow Residence CSD dialect area: Gsw Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: F.E. Lecturer Father's place of birth: Cleland Father's region of birth: Lanark Father's birthplace CSD dialect area: Lnk Father's country of birth: Scotland Mother's occupation: Primary School teacher Mother's place of birth: Midcalder Mother's region of birth: West Lothian Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: wLoth Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work and home Language: French Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Used occasionally Language: Gaelic; Scottish Gaelic Speak: No Read: No Write: No Understand: Yes Circumstances: Very limited vocabulary Language: German Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Used occasionally Language: Scots Speak: No Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Work (language study) and creative writing Language: Spanish; Castilian Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Used occasionally Author Author details Author id: 96 Forenames: Matthew Surname: Fitt Gender: Male Decade of birth: 1960 Educational attainment: University Age left school: 17 Upbringing/religious beliefs: Protestantism - Evangelical Pentecostal Occupation: Writer Place of birth: Dundee Region of birth: E Angus Birthplace CSD dialect area: Ags Country of birth: Scotland Place of residence: Coulter Region of residence: Lanark Residence CSD dialect area: Lnk Country of residence: Scotland Father's occupation: Barber Father's place of birth: Belfast Father's country of birth: Northern Ireland Mother's occupation: Journalist Mother's place of birth: Dundee Mother's region of birth: E Angus Mother's birthplace CSD dialect area: Ags Mother's country of birth: Scotland Languages: Language: Czech Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: English Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: Language: Scots Speak: Yes Read: Yes Write: Yes Understand: Yes Circumstances: