Spelling Scots

Spelling Scots
Title Spelling Scots PDF eBook
Author Jennifer Bann
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Pages 194
Release 2015-10-31
Genre Literary Criticism
ISBN 1474408397

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This book analyses the development of Modern Scots orthography and compares the spelling used in key works of literature, showing how canonical writers of poetry and fiction in Scots have blended convention and innovation in presenting Scots.

A Scots Grammar

A Scots Grammar
Title A Scots Grammar PDF eBook
Author David Purves
Publisher The Saltire Society
Pages 174
Release 2002
Genre Scots language
ISBN 9780854110797

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Purves presents Scots as a separate language in its own right, resisting the often prevalent notion that Scots is merely a dialect of English, and gives a coherent overview of the distinctive grammatical and idiomatic usage of Scots.

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth: Volume 10, Stra-3ere

Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth: Volume 10, Stra-3ere
Title Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth: Volume 10, Stra-3ere PDF eBook
Author Margaret G. Dareau
Publisher OUP Oxford
Pages 0
Release 2001-12-20
Genre Reference
ISBN 9780198605423

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The Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue defines and illustrates every meaning of every word used in written English in Scotland up to 1700. It is an indispensable reference tool for historians of Scots language, literature, politics, law, and social history.

The Essential Scots Dictionary

The Essential Scots Dictionary
Title The Essential Scots Dictionary PDF eBook
Author Iseabail Macleod
Publisher
Pages 396
Release 2004
Genre Foreign Language Study
ISBN

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This two-way dictionary (Scots-English/English-Scots) provides: * Modern Scots, with some literary words likely to be met in stories or poems* Notes on how to get the most out of your dictionary* Grammar notes and verb lists* Spelling guidance* Help with pronunciation* A brief history of the Scots languageIt can also be used for encouraging the use of Scots in schools and to provide support in the classroom. A useful compact reference book for anyone requiring information on Scots."

Concise English-Scots Dictionary

Concise English-Scots Dictionary
Title Concise English-Scots Dictionary PDF eBook
Author Iseabail Macleod
Publisher Edinburgh University Press
Pages 0
Release 1999
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9781902930046

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This comprehensive dictionary of words and phrases is for all who want to use the Scots language.

A Scot's Dialect Dictionary

A Scot's Dialect Dictionary
Title A Scot's Dialect Dictionary PDF eBook
Author William Grant
Publisher Dalcassian Publishing Company
Pages 741
Release 1911-01-01
Genre
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A Scot's dialect dictionary, comprising the words in use from the latter part of the seventeenth century to the present day

Written in the Language of the Scottish Nation

Written in the Language of the Scottish Nation
Title Written in the Language of the Scottish Nation PDF eBook
Author John Corbett
Publisher Multilingual Matters
Pages 218
Release 1999
Genre Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN 9781853594311

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This text is a survey of Scots literary translations from the 15th to the 20th century. It argues that translation has played a central role in the development of literature in Scots, lending authority to the vernacular and extending the stylistic range open to writers in Scots.