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| − | ==Scots (the | + | ==Scots (the people)== |
| − | The term '''Scots''' can refer to the people of | + | The term '''Scots''' can refer to the people of [[Scotland]]. The Scottish are a [[Celt]]ic people. |
| − | ==Scots the language== | + | ==Scots (the language)== |
| − | '''Scots''' is a 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== |
* [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] | ||
| − | * [http://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Scots Wikipedia]<ref> | + | * [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> |
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Scottish Languages]] | [[Category:Scottish Languages]] | ||
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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
- Scots-online
- Scots Language Centre
- ScotsteXt - books, poems and texts in Scots
- The Online Scots Dictionary
- The Dictionary of the Scots Language
- Scots Wikipedia.[1]