Theory

1. Individual bilingual speakers will transfer aspects from their one language into the other.

2. If a large percentage of a community that speaks a particular language also speaks a particular second language, features of the second language will become a common part of the community's native speech.

3. The overwhelming majority of Ulster Scots speakers are fluent in English as well.

4. Therefore a lot of aspects of English have found their way into Scots.

5. Writing down a mostly oral language creates a reference point for correct use of the language and causes or facilitates standardisation. 

6. When spoken language is written down, changes that have occured in the language will be locked in.

7. Revival authors write down a language that is mostly oral and under threat, often in an attempt to save it from going extinct.

8. Through revival literature the influence of the English language on Ulster Scots becomes standardised.