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Northern and Insular Scots
Millar, Robert Mccoll. Ed(S): Honeybone, Patrick; Beal, Joan; Mcmahon, April
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Description for Northern and Insular Scots
Paperback. The Scots dialects of northern Scotland, Orkney and Shetland are among the most traditional varieties of 'English'. Northern and Insular Scots provides an approachable description of the phonological, structural and lexical natures of these varieties and a history of the varieties in relation to the areas in which they are spoken. Editor(s): Honeybone, Patrick; Beal, Joan; McMahon, April. Series: Dialects of English. Num Pages: 192 pages, None. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; CF. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 11. Weight in Grams: 244.
The Scots dialects of northern Scotland, Orkney and Shetland are among the most traditional varieties of 'English', exhibiting features not current elsewhere for centuries. Until recently, they were spoken in communities whose traditional occupations have encouraged the equation of speech with local identity. They have all also been affected by contact with Gaelic, or Norse, or both. In recent years, however, the decline of traditional industries has been matched by the discovery of oil off their coasts, encouraging in-migration of speakers of many varieties of English and other languages. How well have these varieties maintained their traditional natures at the ... Read more
The Scots dialects of northern Scotland, Orkney and Shetland are among the most traditional varieties of 'English', exhibiting features not current elsewhere for centuries. Until recently, they were spoken in communities whose traditional occupations have encouraged the equation of speech with local identity. They have all also been affected by contact with Gaelic, or Norse, or both. In recent years, however, the decline of traditional industries has been matched by the discovery of oil off their coasts, encouraging in-migration of speakers of many varieties of English and other languages. How well have these varieties maintained their traditional natures at the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Edinburgh University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Dialects of English
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780748623174
SKU
V9780748623174
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About Millar, Robert Mccoll. Ed(S): Honeybone, Patrick; Beal, Joan; Mcmahon, April
Robert McColl Millar is Senior Lecturer in linguistics at the University of Aberdeen. He has published widely on topics relating to the language use of northern Scotland, as well as on language change and the sociology of language.
Reviews for Northern and Insular Scots
[a] skilful integration of seven dialect areas, with different histories, into a coherent whole ...erudite accounts of settlement histories and lifestyles... In addition to demonstrating Robert McColl Millar's profound knowledge of varieties of Scots, it radiates a commitment to the area... The series promises to be a most welcome contribution to the knowledge of "alternative histories of English".
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