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A history of the Scottish diaspora from c.1700 to 1945 Did you know that Scotland was one of Europe's main population exporters in the age of mass migration? Or that the Scottish Honours System was introduced as far afield as New Zealand? This comprehensive introductory history …
Scots and its literature
by ProQuest (Firm), 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 devel…
This book investigates the general features of Gaelic clan society in the latter medieval period as well as its responses to institutionalised Anglicisation since the mid-18th century. Poems, songs and tales illuminate the traditional way of life.
