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Record Nr.

UNINA9910795101303321

Autore

Corbett John

Titolo

The Edinburgh companion to Scots / / edited by John Corbett, J. Derrick McClure and Jane Stuart-Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh, [Scotland] : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2003

©2003

ISBN

1-4744-2159-8

1-4744-2160-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (321 pages) : illustrations, tables

Disciplina

427/.9411

Soggetti

Scots language

Scots language - Research

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures and Tables -- The International Phonetic Alphabet -- Chapter 1 A Brief History of Scot -- Chapter 2 Scottish Place-names -- Chapter 3 Scottish Surnames -- Chapter 4 Studying Scots Vocabulary -- Chapter 5 Syntax and Discourse in Modern Scots -- Chapter 6 The Phonology of Modern Urban Scots -- Chapter 7 The Phonology of Older Scots -- Chapter 8 Corpus-based Study of Older Scots Grammar and Lexis -- Chapter 9 The Language of Older Scots Poetry -- Chapter 10 The Language of Modern Scots Poetry -- Chapter 11 The Scots Language Abroad -- Chapter 12 Language Planning and Modern Scots -- Bibliography -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

The Edinburgh Companion to Scots is a comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language. The aim of the volume is to explain and illustrate methods of research into Scots and Scottish English. Topics include the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of contemporary speech in Scotland, and the investigation of Older Scots written texts. There is further coverage of issues such as modern literary Scots, language planning, placenames and personal names, and the development of Scots overseas. Each chapter gives a brief overview of the topic, and provides case studies to



illustrate avenues of exploration for those beginning to develop research techniques. The book is designed as an accessible introduction to key issues and methods of investigation for undergraduate students interested in the way language has developed in Scotland.