The Story of English The Guid Scots Tongue (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Documentary

The Story of English

The Guid Scots Tongue (Season 1, Episode 4)

TV Episode | Documentary

The Scottish tongue is one of the oldest in Britain, a Northern variety of English that, but for the accidents of history, might have become a separate language. This classic PBS program deals with the influence of the Scots in spreading ...See moreThe Scottish tongue is one of the oldest in Britain, a Northern variety of English that, but for the accidents of history, might have become a separate language. This classic PBS program deals with the influence of the Scots in spreading the language of their historic enemies-the Sassenachs of the South-around the world. The program begins in the 15th century, the golden age of the Scottish tongue; it follows the linguistic path of the Scots as they settled in Ulster and then crossed the Atlantic into Appalachia and the American sunbelt. A look at the English of the Scottish Highlands is also included, studying the influence of the Gaelic languages that still survive on the Outer Hebrides. See less

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Name	Known for
Robert MacNeil Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer	Hamlet (2000)
Stanley Robertson Self - Scottish Storyteller Self - Scottish Storyteller See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Willie Ross Self - Burns Society Self - Burns Society See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Gerald Maitland-Carew Self - Thirlestane Castle (as Captain The Honourable Gerald Maitland-Carew) Self - Thirlestane Castle (as Captain The Honourable Gerald Maitland-Carew) See fewer	Eddie Izzard: Marathon Man (2010)
Fraser Aitken Self - Minister of Scottish Kirk, Girvan (as Reverend Fraser Aitken) Self - Minister of Scottish Kirk, Girvan (as Reverend Fraser Aitken) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Frank White Self - Horse Trainer, Ballymena Self - Horse Trainer, Ballymena See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Sammy White Self - Horse Trainer, Ballymena Self - Horse Trainer, Ballymena See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Alec Miller Self - Farmer, Ballymena Self - Farmer, Ballymena See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
John Braidwood Self - Dictionary of Ulster English (as Professor John Braidwood) Self - Dictionary of Ulster English (as Professor John Braidwood) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
John Fott Self - University of Pennsylvania Self - University of Pennsylvania See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Willard Watson Self - Appalachian Farmer and Maker of Moonshine Self - Appalachian Farmer and Maker of Moonshine See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Cratis Williams Self - Appalachian Historian (as Professor Cratis Williams) Self - Appalachian Historian (as Professor Cratis Williams) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Ray Hicks Self - Appalachian Farmer Self - Appalachian Farmer See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Rosie Hicks Self - Appalachian Farmer Self - Appalachian Farmer See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Wayne Moroni Self - Truck Driver Self - Truck Driver See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Riva Moroni Self - Truck Driver Self - Truck Driver See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
John MacDonald Self - Scots Gaelic Speaker, Barra Self - Scots Gaelic Speaker, Barra See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Colin MacInnes Self - Priest and Scots Gaelic Speaker, Barra (as Father Colin MacInnes) Self - Priest and Scots Gaelic Speaker, Barra (as Father Colin MacInnes) See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
John Northcote Self - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment Self - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment See fewer	The Story of English (1986)
Calum Keane Self - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment Self - Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders Regiment See fewer	The Story of English (1986)

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