The dialect of North-East Scotland, one of the most distinctive and best preserved in the country, survives as both a proudly maintained mark of local identity and the vehicle for a remarkable regional literature. The present study, after placing the dialect in its historical, geographical and social context, discusses in some detail a selection of previous accounts of its distinctive characteristics of phonology and grammar, showing that its shibboleths have been well recognised, and have remained consistent, over a long period. Passages of recorded speech are then examined, with extensive use of phonetic transcription. Finally, a representative selection of written texts, dating from the eighteenth century to the present and illustrating a wide variety of styles and genres, are presented with detailed annotations. A full glossary is also included. This study clearly demonstrates both the individuality of the dialect and the richness of the local culture of which it is an integral part.

The author argues that Doric architecture originated in a disruptive shift in urbanism, land use, and colonization in Archaic Greece.

Reproduction of the original: The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 2 of 2 by Karl Otfried Muller

Reproduction of the original: The History and Antiquities of the Doric Race, Vol. 1 of 2 by Karl Otfried Muller