How is Scots its own language and not just a dialect?
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It is a matter of debate.
However many think Scots and Modern English both derive from common “ancestor” languages — i.e.,. Germanic languages that predate even Old English.
So in this very simplified view, Scots is more like a “cousin” language to English rather than being derived from (and a dialect of) English, although of course English has had a large influence on Scots.
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