Whit dae ye think: Is Scots a leid or 'jist' a dialect?

Hello an guid day ye aw,
wha o ye can speik the Scots leid? A think that in times o leids bein in danger an whar Inglis is gainin mair an mair importance it is gey important tae tak tent tae smaer leids an dialects. That's whit A lairnt Scots for. A thocht that it is unpossible tae lairn it but wi the buik 'Luath - Scots language learner' that is gey easie. Ye shid dae that an aw.
Dae ye ken onie buiks or sae that are written in guid Scots? A ken onlie the Scots Wikipaedia.

But actuallie ma quaisten wis: Dae ye think that Scots is a leid or a dialect? That quaisten caused an is causin some het debates in Scotland. A'd guess that gin ye speik Scots the repone shild be patent. :)

Oniewey, hae a guid day,
Kevin

I very much like to hear Scots - but I cannot really speak it naturally.
I can only quote it.

"Address to a Haggis!" I like!


For me  Scots English it is a fine variant of English English.

Dae ȝe mean real Scots or Scots Ingles? Baith are twa different hings.

Gin ȝe real mean Scots: Hit's juist as muckle ae varient o Ingles as Ingles is ae varient o Scots. Baith hae thair awn orígin in Auld an Mid Ingles. Sicweys, baith are on the same level distant fae it as they are nae.