A Probe into the Status of Scots as a Language  

作　　者：李美[1] 

机构地区：[1]西安医学院英语系

出　　处：《校园英语》2017年第26期198-199,共2页English On Campus

摘　　要：In this paper, the author probes into the status of Scots as whether being a Scottish dialect or an independent language. Various perspectives have been touched down to gain a much comprehensive look into this controversial issue, including linguistic, historical and political etc. Based on the research discussion, Scots is superior to other dialects while inferior to any other independent languages in terms of linguistic features. Therefore, Scots shall be appropriately defined as a minority language.In this paper, the author probes into the status of Scots as whether being a Scottish dialect or an independent language. Various perspectives have been touched down to gain a much comprehensive look into this controversial issue, including linguistic, historical and political etc. Based on the research discussion, Scots is superior to other dialects while inferior to any other independent languages in terms of linguistic features. Therefore, Scots shall be appropriately defined as a minority language.

关 键 词：SCOTS DIALECT MINORITY LANGUAGE LANGUAGE STATUS 

分 类 号：TP3[自动化与计算机技术—计算机科学与技术]