Lallans

Not to be confused with Lallans (magazine).

Lallans (/ˈlælənz/ LAL-ənz,[1] Scots: [ˈlɑːlən(d)z, ˈlo̜ːl-];[2] a Modern Scots variant of the word lawlands, referring to the lowlands of Scotland), is a term that was traditionally used to refer to the Scots language as a whole.[3] However, more recent interpretations assume it refers to the dialects of south and central Scotland,[citation needed] while Doric, a term once used to refer to Scots dialects in general, is now generally seen to refer to the Mid Northern Scots dialects spoken in the north-east of Scotland.[4][5]

  1. ^ Stevenson, Angus, ed. (2015) [2010]. "Lallans". Oxford Dictionary of English (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-172766-5. OCLC 700212397.
  2. ^ SND: Lawland Archived 2012-01-21 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "SND: Lallan". Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
  4. ^ SND:Doric Archived 2011-05-26 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Millar, Robert McColl (2007). Northern and Insular Scots. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-7486-2996-1. OCLC 100562381.