Highland English is the variety of Scottish English spoken by many in Gaelic-speaking areas and the Hebrides. It is more strongly influenced by Gaelic than are other forms of Scottish English.

Phonology

  • The epenthesis ("helping vowel"), which is used in some consonant combinations in Gaelic and Scots, is sometimes used in the Hebrides and so "film" may be pronounced "fillum".

See also

  • Lowland Scots

;Other English dialects influenced by Celtic languages

  • Anglo-Cornish
  • Anglo-Manx
  • Bungi creole
  • Glasgow dialect
  • Hiberno-English
  • Welsh English

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.