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Scots language

LC control no.sh 85118883
LC classificationPE2101 PE2364
Topical headingScots language
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Variant(s)English language, Scots
Lallans language
Lowland Scots language
Scots English language
Scottish language (Germanic)
See alsoEnglish language--Dialects--Scotland
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Germanic languages
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Scotland--Languages
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Scope noteHere are entered works on the Germanic language of Scotland, related to English. Works on the Celtic language of Scotland are entered under Scottish Gaelic language.
Subject example tracingNote under Scottish Gaelic language
Found inWeb. 3 (Scots: the English language of Scotland)
Random House.
OED, via WWW, July 6, 2001 (Scots 2. Of language: a. The distinguishing epithet of the dialect of English spoken by the inhabitants of the Lowlands of Scotland. Also absol. as n., the Scottish dialect)
Random House Web. unabr. dict., c1997 (Scots. Also called Scottish, the English language as spoken in Scotland)
Am. heritage dict. of the Engl. lang., c2000 (Scottish n. 1. Scots English; Scots n. The dialect of English used in the Lowlands of Scotland)