What does the use of dialect in the poems by Robert Burns suggest about the speaker's social status?

A) that he is one of the landowners

B) that he is one of the common folk

C) that he is an outsider

D) that he is one of the nobility

In the poetry of Robert Burns, Burns uses dialect to convey that his speaker is one of the common folk. By writing in dialect, Burns is using the language that common people communicate in, in turn giving his poetry a sense of linguistic and social authenticity and a sense that his poetry and vision is related closely to the people of Scotland.