Scots and its Literature: G14 (Varieties of English Around the World) - Hardcover

McClure, J. Derrick

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9027248729 ISBN 13: 9789027248725

Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co, 1996

Synopsis

Among the topics treated in this collection are the status of Scots as a national language; the orthography of Scots; the actual and potential degree of standardisation of Scots; the debt of the vocabulary of Scots to Gaelic; the use of Scots in fictional dialogue; and the development of Scots as a poetic medium in the modern period. All fourteen articles, written and published between 1979 and 1988, have been extensively revised and updated.
J. Derrick McClure is a senior lecturer in the English Department at Aberdeen University and a well-known authority on the history of Scots.

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Synopsis

This collection of articles is concerned with the Lowland Scots tongue, and with its sociolinguistic status and its use of literature. It covers such issues as the condition of Scots at the present time, and the claim of Scots to be classed as a language.

Edition details

• Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Co
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9027248729
• ISBN 13: 9789027248725
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224