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English language researchers at Edinburgh study linguistic theory, historical linguistics and language variation as applied to the English language.

Beyond Burns - Howlat the Owl
January 25, 2018June 8, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Scots screivings beyond Burns

23 - Howlat the owl advent calendar
December 23, 2017June 11, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

Howlat the owl: a wee windae into Scots

18 - Scots language advent calendar
December 18, 2017June 11, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The origins of Scots: mind yer language!

hand drawn map of Europe
October 27, 2017June 13, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

The origins of the Scots language

Tiled letters spell out "English"
April 23, 2017June 11, 2018 School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences

World English and globalisation

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