Knowledge of Language

Dialects of Scots

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The dialects

All languages have dialects and Scots is no exception.
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Glaswegian

Glasgow is home to one of the most well-known dialects of Scots.

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Doric

The people of the North East are extremely proud of their Scots dialect.

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Ayrshire

This was the Scots dialect spoken by Robert Burns and by thousands of people every day from Kilbirnie to Girvan.

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Shetland

One of the richest of Scotland’s contemporary dialects is heard and spoken on the Shetland Islands.