The languages of Scotland belong predominantly to the Germanic and Celtic language families. The main language now spoken in Scotland is English, while Scots and Scottish Gaelic are …

Scots language, historic language of the people of Lowland Scotland and one closely related to English. Scots is directly descended from Northern English, which displaced Scots Gaelic in …

Scots: an outline history Origins The first speakers of the Old English ancestor of Scots arrived in what is now southern Scotland in the sixth century CE. These people were descendants of …

John Jamieson’s Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language (1808) was the first to systematically catalogue the language. In addition, Scots speakers also settled parts of Ulster, …

Scotland’s most prominent language by usage is English – or our distinct version of it, but did you know that it is not the only language spoken in Scotland today? Thanks to our rich history and …

Scots at a glance Native names: Scots Leid / Lallans [skɔts leid; lo̜ːlən (d)z/ˈlɑːlənz;] Language family: Indo-European, Germanic, West Germanic, Anglo-Frisian, Anglic, Scots Number of …

The language used in the North East of Scotland and known as the Doric is a variety of Scots. Scots is also the name that we use for the distinctive language used in the cities of Dundee, …

Scots[note 1] is a West Germanic language variety descended from Early Middle English. As a result, Modern Scots is a sister language of Modern English. [4][5][6] Scots is classified as an …

Sep 15, 2023 · This book provides both a sociolinguistic and a linguistic history of the Scots language, spoken both in Scotland and Ulster. It provides this material in two ways, reflecting …

Feb 19, 2022 · In addition to Scottish Gaelic (which only gained royal assent as an official Scottish language in 2005), Scottish people communicate in an Old English dialect known as Scots, …