Scots and its literature

Scots and its literature

by McClure, J. Derrick

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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 Engli…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Scots and its literature / J. Derrick McClure.

Summary

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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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:©1995.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):J. Benjamins Pub
  • Place of Publication:Amsterdam
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:©1995.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (218 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9789027276056, 9027276056, 1283358433, 9781283358439, 9786613358431, 6613358436
  • oclc:ocn774289108
  • LC Classification:PE2102
  • Dewey Decimal:427/.9411

Table of Contents

SCOTS AND ITS LITERATURE; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Table of contents; Acknowledgements; INTRODUCTION; LOWLAND SCOTS: AN AMBIVALENT NATIONAL TONGUEa; THE CONCEPT OF STANDARD SCOTSa; THE DEBATE ON SCOTS ORTHOGRAPHYa; SCOTTIS, INGLIS, SUDDROUN: LANGUAGE LABELS AND LANGUAGE ATTITUDESa; THE PINKERTON SYNDROMEa; WHAT SCOTS OWES TO GAELICa; SCOTS IN DIALOGUE: SOME USES AND IMPLICATIONSa; LINGUISTIC CHARACTERISATION IN ROB ROYa; LANGUAGE VARIETIES IN THE THREE PERILS OF MANa; LANGUAGE VARIETIES IN THE THREE PERILS OF MANa; SCOTS AND ENGLISH IN ANNALS OF THE PARISH AND THE PROVOSTa

THE LANGUAGE OF THE ENTAILaLANGUAGE AND GENRE IN ALLAN RAMSAY'S 1721 POEMSa; SCOTS AND ITS USE IN RECENT POETRYa; THE SYNTHESISERS OF SCOTSa; BIBLIOGRAPHY; I. Primary Literature.; II. Linguistic and Literary Studies.; INDEX OF NAMES; GENERAL INDEX

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Subjects

Civilization Criticism, interpretation, etc Dialect literature, Scottish Dialect literature, Scottish -- History… Écossais (Dialecte) Écosse -- Civilisation Écosse -- Dans la littérature Écosse (GB) -- Civilisation Écosse (GB) -- Dans la littérature Gaélique d'Écosse (langue) LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES -- General Literature Littérature dialectale écossaise -- His… Littérature écossaise -- Histoire et cr… Schots (Engels) Scotland Scotland -- Civilization Scotland -- In literature Scots language

Writers

McClure, J. Derrick

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