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 devel…
The Edinburgh companion to Scots
by Corbett, John, McClure, J. Derrick, Stuart-Smith, Jane
As an accessible introduction to the key issues and methods of investigation of older and present-day Scots language, this volume will be of invaluable assistance to all students of the history of the language, its grammar, phonology, vocabulary and literature.
The Edinburgh companion to Scots
by Corbett, John, McClure, J. Derrick, Stuart-Smith, Jane
This is a comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language.
