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<!--Since there are no universally accepted criteria for distinguishing [[language]]s from [[dialect]]s, scholars and other interested parties often disagree about the linguistic, historical and social status of Scots.<ref name="English Language 1992. p.894">[[A.J. Aitken]] in ''The Oxford Companion to the English Language'', Oxford University Press 1992. p.894</ref> Although a number of paradigms for distinguishing between languages and dialects do exist, these often render contradictory results. Focused broad Scots is at one end of a bipolar linguistic continuum, with [[Scottish English|Scottish Standard English]] at the other.<ref>Stuart-Smith J. ''Scottish English: Phonology'' in Varieties of English: The British Isles, Kortman & Upton (Eds), Mouton de Gruyter, New York 2008. p.47</ref> Consequently, Scots is often regarded as one of the ancient varieties of [[English language|English]], but with its own distinct dialects.<ref name="English Language 1992. p.894"/> Alternatively Scots is sometimes treated as a distinct [[Germanic language]], in the way [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]] is closely linked to, yet distinct from, [[Danish language|Danish]].<ref name="English Language 1992. p.894"/>