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A Book of Psalms printed in the reign of James VI and I

Scottish English refers to the varieties of English spoken in Scotland. It may or may not be considered distinct from the Scots language. It is always considered distinct from Scottish Gaelic, a Celtic language. The main, formal variety is called Scottish Standard English or Standard Scottish English, often abbreviated to SSE. SSE may be defined as "the characteristic speech of the professional class [in Scotland] and the accepted norm in schools."

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• Related: Dialect, Diasystem, Scots language, Mid Ulster English, Hiberno-English, Bungi creole

Listen to BBC Radio Scotland Live (many presenters... Listen to BBC Radio Scotland Live (many presenters, such as Robbie Shepherd, have a noticeable Scottish accent) www.bbc.co.uk/radioscotland - Web

"Hover and hear" pronunciations in a Standard Scot... "Hover and hear" pronunciations in a Standard Scottish accent www.soundcomparisons.com/.../SglLgStandardScottish.htm - Web

BBC Voices BBC Voices www.bbc.co.uk/voices/recordings/index.shtml - Web

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Scottish Corpus of Texts & Speech Scottish Corpus of Texts & Speech www.scottishcorpus.ac.uk - Web

The Speech Science Research Centre The Speech Science Research Centre www.qmuc.ac.uk/ssrc/ - Web

Sounds Familiar? Sounds Familiar? www.bl.uk/soundsfamiliar - Web

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