With 278 pages and in mint condition. a fine study of the Scottish dialect in the 18th century, well researched study and well edited by Professor Jones. HARDCOVER, VERY GOOD DUST JACKET, VIRTUALLY MINT CONDITION, EXCELLENT VALUE.

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Bibliographic Details

Title

A Treatise on the Provincial Dialect of Scotland

Publisher

Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh

Publication Date

1991

Language

English

ISBN 10

074860300X

ISBN 13

9780748603008

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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This book is a record of the speech habits (and their social consequences) of the Scottish and English upper classes in the 18th century. Written as a pronouncing dictionary and phonological description of contemporary prestigious London pronunciation and polite Scottish English, it was never published at the time. This is the first edition of the "Treatise" and is a guide to the state of English phonology and its social and regional variations in the late 18th century. In the introduction, Charles Jones provides a full biography of Sylvester Douglas and attempts to place his work in the context of 18th-century phonological study. Full and detailed examples of the principal characteristics of the period's phonology are given and there are comprehensive footnotes on the "Treatise" itself throughout the text.

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