Highland English is the variety of Scottish English spoken by many in Scottish 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 Scottish Gaelic and Modern Scots, is sometimes used in the Hebrides and so "film" may be pronounced "fillum".

See also

• Modern Scots

• Other English dialects influenced by Celtic languages

• Cornish English

• Manx English

• Bungi creole

• Glasgow English

• 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.