'Doric' is a term used across Europe during the Renaissance to refer to rougher, but more genuine forms of language
In the aftermath of her passing, it was reported that Queen Elizabeth could speak the local dialect of Balmoral and the region around it. This dialect of the north-east of Scotland – called the Doric by local people – is a distinctive, well-preserved form of the Scots language.
Socially, North-East Scots is of the soil. Its distinctiveness derives from the traditional work and lives of its inhabitants, in particular, farming and fishing. This means that much which made it so distinctive has faded as the world has changed. Many speakers of dense dialect remain, however, and are often celebrated in their communities.
The bus driver goes into the chip shop and says, “One pommes frites, please.” The young woman smiles and gives him a bag of chips. As this example shows, North-East Scots is very distinctive in terms of pronunciation, including in relation to other dialects of Scots. In Scotland, as is also true in most of Ireland, “wh” words are pronounced differently from “w”, almost as if the “h” preceded the “w”.
Borrowings from Scandinavia The vocabulary used is also strikingly different from English. In the above passage we have “ gyte ” meaning “mad”. This is common to many dialects of Scots. Many of the distinctive local words are of Gaelic origin. “ Clyack ”, meaning “harvest festival”, derives from a Gaelic word for a young woman. This refers to the corn dolly used in the festivities.
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