Highland English is the variety of
Scottish English
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spoken by many in
Gaelic-speaking areas and the
Hebrides
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. It is more strongly influenced by Gaelic than are other forms of Scottish English.
Phonology
*The
epenthesis
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("helping vowel"), which is used in some consonant combinations in
Gaelic and
Scots, is sometimes used in the
Hebrides
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and so "film" may be pronounced "fillum".
Vocabulary
* Up south and down north, as opposed to the usual English ''up north'' and ''down south'', are used in parts of the
Highlands and Islands, most notably in
Uist. It is likely derived from Gaelic usage, attested in the
Wester Ross dialect.
See also
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Lowland Scots
;Other English dialects influenced by Celtic languages
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Anglo-Cornish
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Anglo-Manx
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Bungi creole
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Hiberno-English
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*
Welsh English
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References
Sources
* 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.
Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Culture of Scotland
Dialects of English
Culture in Highland (council area)
Culture in Argyll and Bute
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