Editing Doric dialect (Scotland) (section)

==Recent developments==
In 2006 an [[Aberdeen]] hotel decided to use a Doric voice for their [[elevator|lift]]. Phrases said by the lift include "Gyaun Up" {{IPA|/ɡʲɑːn ʌp/}} (Going up), "Gyaun Doun" {{IPA|/ɡʲɑːn dun/}} (Going down), "atween fleers een an fower" {{IPA|/əˈtwin fliːrz in ən ˈfʌur/}} (between floors one and four).<ref name="urlBBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | North East/N Isles | Hotel lands uplifting Doric voice">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/5087270.stm |title=Hotel lands uplifting Doric voice |work=BBC News|access-date=2009-06-24 | date=2006-06-16 | location=London}}</ref>

Also in 2006, [[Maureen Watt]] of the [[Scottish National Party|SNP]] took her [[Scottish Parliament]]ary [[Oath of Allegiance (United Kingdom)|oath]] in Doric. She said "I want to advance the cause of Doric and show there's a strong and important culture in the North East."<ref name="urlBBC NEWS | UK | Scotland | Doric oath as new MSPs sworn in">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4920268.stm |title=Doric oath as new MSPs sworn in |work=BBC News |access-date=2009-06-24 | date=2006-04-19 | location=London}}</ref> She was required to take an oath in English beforehand. There was some debate as to whether the oath was "gweed Doric" ({{IPA|/ɡwid ˈdoːrɪk/}}) or not, and notably it is, to a certain extent, written phonetically and contains certain anglicised forms such as "I" rather than "A", and "and" instead of "an":

:"I depone aat I wull be leal and bear ae full alleadgance tae her majesty Queen Elizabeth her airs an ony fa come aifter her anent the law. Sae help me God."

In Disney/Pixar's ''[[Brave (2012 film)|Brave]]'', the character Young MacGuffin speaks the Doric dialect, and a running joke involves no one else understanding him. This was a choice by the voice actor, [[Kevin McKidd]], a native of [[Elgin, Scotland|Elgin]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Say What? How Kevin McKidd Brought Scotland to 'Brave' |date=21 June 2012 |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/brave-pixar-kevin-mckidd-macguffin-scotland-340653|publisher=Hollywoodreporter.com|access-date=2012-11-15}}</ref>

In autumn 2020, the [[University of Aberdeen]] launched a term-long Doric course, offering it to all its undergraduate students.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/2448118/aberdeen-university-launches-new-undergraduate-class-in-doric-and-north-east-scots/|title=Aberdeen University launches new undergraduate class in Doric and north-east Scots|first=Neil|last=Drysdale|work=The Press and Journal|date=1 September 2020|access-date=20 September 2020}}</ref>

In August 2012, Gordon Hay, an Aberdeenshire author, successfully completed what is believed to be the first translation of the [[New Testament]] into Doric. The project took him six years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-19400903 |title=BBC News - Bible's New Testament translated into Doric by Gordon Hay |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=2011-02-28 |access-date=2012-08-30}}</ref>