Scottish brogue
Edinburgh speaking style
A Scottish brogue is the distinctive accent of Scottish English speakers, characterized by rolled R's and particular vowel sounds.
Brogue typically refers to Irish or Scottish accents specifically, carrying connotations of rural or working-class speech: His Scottish brogue thickened when he was angry.
The term can be affectionate or mildly condescending depending on context.
- accentRegional speech pattern
- thick accentPronounced regional inflection
- HighlandsNamed elevated regions
- burrClinging seed case
- liltRhythmic speech quality
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- provincial accentsYorkshire, Geordie, West Country, Bavarian, Quebecois
- speech patternsspeech patterns, speech pattern, tempo, articulation, pace
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- dialectsregional dialect, local dialect, patois, vernaculars, vernacular
prestige and standardization
Scottish brogueQueen's English
Standard British formal speech
RP · BBC English · Oxford English · King's English · posh accent