Sep 4, 2022 · So Scots is its own language because the speakers of it want it to be its own language and it is spoken in a country that’s not going to violently suppress the people who want it to be its …

Ae subreddit fir communin in an anent wir Scots leid an scrievit quair. A subreddit for discussion in and about the Scots language and its literature.

Aug 25, 2020 · This is a community for discussions related to topics and questions about linguistics, the scientific study of human language. For common questions, please refer to the FAQs below. For …

Mar 19, 2016 · Whether a form of speech is considered a dialect of one language or a totally separate language is often a political decision. With Scots, it is often derided as "bad English", and is therefore …

Scots is, linguistically speaking, generally regarded as a separate language, but for political reasons often described as a dialect. It doesn't help that Scots forms a dialect continuum with English, with …

Aug 4, 2022 · Scots is recognized as a distinct language within the Anglic family, whereas Scottish Standard English is a variety of English. In Scotland, there is a dialect continuum between the two, …

Sep 2, 2023 · And why is Ulster attached to it even though Ulster is not a nation, why is it not called Irish Scots? Giving that this so called language is native to Ireland and was found in parts of Donegal, it is …

Jun 8, 2022 · Scots is a language, but what the vast majority of people are actually speaking when they think they are speaking Scots is in fact English with some Scots vocabulary (i.e. a dialect of English).

Sep 14, 2021 · Scots is a sister language of English that diverged 1000-ish years ago, spoken in - where else? - Scotland. While similar to English, it uses different vocab, pronunciation, spelling and …

Mar 28, 2019 · The government currently throws money at the “language” in attempt to divert money from Irish. In doing so, the Ulster Scots “linguists” create pseudo-Scot vocabulary and even use …