The Edinburgh Companion to Scots
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The Edinburgh Companion to Scots

  1. 320 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
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The Edinburgh Companion to Scots

About this book

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.

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Yes, you can access The Edinburgh Companion to Scots by John Corbett, J. Derrick McClure, Jane Stuart-Smith in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Linguistics. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. Notes on Contributors
  7. List of Figures and Tables
  8. THE INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET (revised to 1993, updated 1996)
  9. 1 A Brief History of Scots
  10. 2 Scottish Place-names
  11. 3 Scottish Surnames
  12. 4 Studying Scots Vocabulary
  13. 5 Syntax and Discourse in Modern Scots
  14. 6 The Phonology of Modern Urban Scots
  15. 7 The Phonology of Older Scots
  16. 8 Corpus-based Study of Older Scots Grammar and Lexis
  17. 9 The Language of Older Scots Poetry
  18. 10 The Language of Modern Scots Poetry
  19. 11 The Scots Language Abroad
  20. 12 Language Planning and Modern Scots
  21. Bibliography
  22. Index