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Scottish National Dictionary (1700–)

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ULSTER SCOTS, n. also Ulster-Scots. The dialect of Scots spoken in Ulster.Sc. 2000 Press and Journal 4 May 17:
The SND was compiled using a wide variety of written sources, and also drew from the spoken language of Lowland Scotland, from Shetland to the Borders, and also includes Ulster Scots.Uls. 2001 Belfast Telegraph 2 Apr :
There is no question asking people if they "unnerstaun, spake or scrieve" Ulster-Scots.Sc. 2002 Sunday Herald 24 Feb 20:
In Northern Ireland they are looked after by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), set up in the wake of the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Among the rights it enshrines is the use of Ulster Scots, a long-defunct dialect brought to Northern Ireland by Scottish Presbyterians in the 17th century. Sc. 2002 Daily Record 21 Sep 19:
"Since he was speaking as the UK Home Secretary, why was he giving such a big plug to the promotion of English, hardly a language under threat?
"What about Gaelic or Ulster Scots or Scots?Uls. 2003 Belfast News Letter 6 Sep 37:
'Kist' promises tae gi listeners wittins aboot Ulster-Scots daeins, alang wi th notions o differ fowk aboot Ulster-Scots, an th hamely tunge wil be heared a hits verra bes, in poems, yairns and sang.