Author: Paul MeierPublisher:
ISBN: 9781938029189
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Scottish Dialect
Author: Paul MeierPublisher:
ISBN: 9781938029189
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Luath Scots Language Learner
Author: L. Colin WilsonPublisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781906307431
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This audio recording, which accompanies the Luath Scots Language Learner book, conveys the authentic pronunciation, especially important to readers from outside Scotland. It is suitable as an introductory course or for those interested in reacquainting themselves with the language of childhood and grandparents. There are dictionaries and grammar books but this is the first-ever language course. The book assumes no prior knowledge on the reader's part. Starting from the most basic vocabulary and constructions, the reader is guided step-by-step through Scots vocabulary and the subtleties of grammar and idiom that distinguish Scots from English.
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ... to which is Prefixed, a Dissertation on the Origin of the Scottish Language: by John Jamieson ...
Author: John JamiesonA Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Author: John JamiesonJamieson's Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Author: John JamiesonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 708
Book Description
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: Illustrating the Words in Their Different Significations, by Examples from Ancient and Modern Writers; Shewing Their Affinity to Those of Other Languages, and Especially the Northern; Explaining Many Terms, Which, Though Now Obsolete in England, Were Formerly Common to Both Countries; and Elucidating National Rites, Customs, and Institutions, in Their Analogy to Those of Other Nations: to which is Prefixed, a Dissertation on the Origin of the Scottish Language
Author: John JamiesonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages : 750
Book Description
A History of the Scots Language
Author: MillarPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0198863993
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
This book provides a thorough yet approachable history of the Scots language, a close relative of Standard English with around 1.5 million speakers in Scotland and several thousand in Ireland, according to the 2011 census. Despite the long history of Scots as a language of high literature, it has been somewhat neglected and has often been treated as a dialect of Standard English. In this book, Robert McColl Millar explores both sociolinguistic and structural developments in the history of Scots, bringing together these two threads of analysis to offer a better understanding of linguistic change. The first half of the book tracks the development of Scots from its beginnings to the modern period, while chapters in the second half offer detailed descriptions of Scots historical phonology and morphosyntax, and of the historical development of Scots lexis. A History of the Scots Language will be a valuable resource for undergraduate and graduate students of the modern and historical Scots language, but will also be of interest to those studying the history of English and other Germanic languages.
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language
Author: John JamiesonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 900
Book Description
An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language ... To which is Prefixed, a Dissertation of the Origin of the Scottish Language
Author: John Jamieson (D.D., of Edinburgh.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 758
Book Description
Scots
Author: Billy KayPublisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574185
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Scots: The Mither Tongue is a classic of contemporary Scottish culture and essential reading for those who care about their country's identity in the twenty-first century. It is a passionately written history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do and has acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language. In this completely revised edition, Kay vigorously renews the social, cultural and political debate on Scotland's linguistic future, and argues convincingly for the necessity to retain and extend Scots if the nation is to hold on to its intrinsic values. Kay places Scots in an international context, comparing and contrasting it with other lesser-used European languages, while at home questioning the Scottish Executive's desire to pay anything more than lip service to this crucial part of our national identity. Language is central to people's existence, and this vivid account celebrates the survival of Scots in its various dialects, its literature and song. The mither tongue is a national treasure that thrives in many parts of the country and underpins the speech of everyone who calls themselves a Scot.