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Scots refers to the indiginous language of lowland  [[Scotland]] and parts of the north of [[Ireland]] where it is also known as Ulster Scots.
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==Scots (the people)==
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Since there are no universally accepted criteria for distinguishing languages from dialects, scholars and other interested parties often disagree about the linguistic, historical and social status of Scots. Although a number of paradigms for distinguishing between languages and dialects do exist these often render contradictory results Consequently Scots has, on the one hand, been traditionally regarded as one of the ancient dialects of English but with its own ancient and distinct dialects. Scots has often been treated as part of English as spoken in Scotland but differs significantly from the Standard Scottish English taught in schools. On the other hand, it has been regarded as a distinct Germanic language the way Swedish is distinct from Danish. Its subordination to Anglo-English has also been compared to the subordination of Frisian to Dutch in the Netherlands.Thus Scots can be interpreted as a collective term for the dialects of English spoken or originating in Scotland, or it can be interpreted as the autochthonous language of Lowland Scotland.<ref>A.J. Aitken in ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'' p.894</ref>
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The term '''Scots''' can refer to the people of [[Scotland]]. The Scottish are a [[Celt]]ic people.
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The british Government has accepted the second interpretation:
 
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:"The UK Government announced on 4 June 1998 its decision to sign the Council of Europe Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. This came into effect as of the 1 July 2001. The Scots language will be covered by Part II of the Charter. By applying Part II of the Charter to Scots the Government will be recognising the distinctive nature and cultural value of the language." <ref>http://conventions.coe.int/treaty/en/Treaties/Html/148.htm</ref>
 
  
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==Web Links==
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==Scots (the language)==
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'''Scots''' is a language descended from Old English, it is spoken by up to 1,500,000 people in the Lowlands of Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland where it is known as Ulster Scots or Ullans.
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Scots is part of the Anglic language group along with the closely related, and sometimes mutually intelligible, [[English]] language.
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==External links==
  
 
* [http://www.scots-online.org/ Scots-online]
 
* [http://www.scots-online.org/ Scots-online]
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* [http://www.scots-online.org/dictionary The Online Scots Dictionary]
 
* [http://www.scots-online.org/dictionary The Online Scots Dictionary]
 
* [http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/ The Dictionary of the Scots Language]
 
* [http://www.dsl.ac.uk/dsl/ The Dictionary of the Scots Language]
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* [http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Scots Wikipedia].<ref>[http://www.conservapedia.com/Examples_of_Bias_in_Wikipedia As liberally biased as the English version]</ref>
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==References==
 
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[[Category:Scottish Languages]]
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[[Category:Germanic Languages]]

Latest revision as of 16:18, June 23, 2016

Scots (the people)

The term Scots can refer to the people of Scotland. The Scottish are a Celtic people.

Scots (the language)

Scots is a language descended from Old English, it is spoken by up to 1,500,000 people in the Lowlands of Scotland and parts of Northern Ireland where it is known as Ulster Scots or Ullans.

Scots is part of the Anglic language group along with the closely related, and sometimes mutually intelligible, English language.

External links

References

  1. ↑ As liberally biased as the English version
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