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Slang:- A lively colloquial form of speech that is universally the same no matter where it is used.
e.g. Okay, Take the Mickey, Shut up etc.
Accent :
- The particular feature of pronunciation associated with the speech of the locality, most affected by the way in which vowel sounds are lengthened shortened or flattened.
Dialect:- The status attributed to a local speech form which has distinctive features of vocabulary and structures in addition to peculiarities ofpronunciation,
Scottish English:-
The dialect of English spoken much of the time by many Scots. It will be distinctive in connotation and contain varying amounts of distinctive vocabulary but it's grammar will be that of English.
Scots:-
The collection of dialects deriving from the distinctive Scottis Language which was the official Language of government and literature until the end of the 16th century
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