Highland English
| Highland English | |
|---|---|
| Highlander English | |
| English | |
| Native to | United Kingdom |
| Region | Scottish Highlands |
| Ethnicity | Scottish people |
Early forms | |
| Official status | |
Official language in | Scotland |
| Regulated by | [[]] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | – |
| [[]] | |
Highland English is the variety of Scottish English spoken by many in Scottish Gaelic-speaking areas and the Hebrides.[1] It is more strongly influenced by Gaelic than are other forms of Scottish English.[2][3]
Phonology
[edit]- The epenthesis ("helping vowel"), which is used in some consonant combinations in Scottish Gaelic and Modern Scots, is sometimes used in the Hebrides and so "film" may be pronounced "fillum".[4]
See also
[edit]- Other English dialects influenced by Celtic languages
References
[edit]- ↑ "HIGHLAND ENGLISH | Encyclopedia.com". Encyclopedia. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ↑ Jones, Charles (1997). The Edinburgh History of the Scots Language. Edinburgh University Press. pp. 566–567. ISBN 978-0-7486-0754-9.
- ↑ McMahon, April M. S. (2000). Lexical Phonology and the History of English. Cambridge University Press. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-521-47280-7.
- ↑ Shuken, Cynthia "Highland and Island English", in Trudgill, Peter (1984). Language in the British Isles. Cambridge University Press. p. 152. ISBN 978-0-521-28409-7
Sources
[edit]- Sabban, Annette (1982), Sprachkontakt: zur Variabilität des Englischen im gälischsprachigen Gebiet Schottlands; eine empirische Studie, Heidelberg: Groos.
- Watson, Murray (2003) Being English in Scotland. Edinburgh University Press. ISBN 0-7486-1859-7
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