At what point in time did English, or at least Scots, become the dominant language of Scotland, and how exactly did it come to this position of linguistic dominance in this kingdom of its own separate from England?

by KatsumotoKurier
historiagrephour

You may be interested in my answer to a similar question from a few years ago, which can be found here: When did Scottish people start speaking English?, as well as the answers provided by u/Yourmemoriesonsale to When did English become the dominant language of Scotland? and by u/MoragLarsson to Why and when did Scots start speaking English and abandoned Gaelic?. I think these three threads will serve as a good primer on this issue and would highly recommend checking out the following for a more in-depth examination of Scotland's linguistic history:

Aitken, A.J. and Tom McArthur, eds., Languages of Scotland. Edinburgh: W and R Chambers, 1979.

Murison, David Donald. "Linguistic Relationships in Medieval Scotland," in The Scottish Tradition: Essays in Honour of Ronald Gordon Cant. Edited by G.W.S. Barrow. Edinburgh: Scottish Academic Press, 1974.

Withers, Charles W.J."‘A Geography of Language: Gaelic-Speaking in Perthshire, 1689-1879", Transactions of the Institute of British Geographers, 8 no. 2 (1983): 125-42.

Withers, Charles W.J., Gaelic in Scotland, 1698-1981: the Geographical History of a Language. Edinburgh: John Donald, 1984.

Hope this helps!