Scots Studies In Its Literature And Language
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Scots Studies In Its Literature And Language
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Author : John M. Kirk
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2013-10-01
Scots Studies In Its Literature And Language written by John M. Kirk and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The skillful use of the Scots language has long been a distinguishing feature of the literatures of Scotland. The essays in this volume make a major contribution to our understanding of the Scots language, past and present, and its written dissemination in poetry, fiction and drama, and in non-literary texts, such as personal letters. They cover aspects of the development of a national literature in the Scots language, and they also give due weight to its international dimension by focusing on translations into Scots from languages as diverse as Greek, Latin and Chinese, and by considering the spread of written Scots to Northern Ireland, the United States of America and Australia. Many of the essays respond to and extend the scholarship of J. Derrick McClure, whose considerable impact on Scottish literary and linguistic studies is surveyed and assessed in this volume.
Scots And Its Literature
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Author : J. Derrick McClure
language : en
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing
Release Date : 1996-01-01
Scots And Its Literature written by J. Derrick McClure and has been published by John Benjamins Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-01-01 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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 development of Scots as a poetic medium in the modern period. All fourteen articles, written and published between 1979 and 1988, have been extensively revised and updated. J. Derrick McClure is a senior lecturer in the English Department at Aberdeen University and a well-known authority on the history of Scots.
Language In Scotland
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Author : Wendy Anderson
language : en
Publisher: Rodopi
Release Date : 2013-08-01
Language In Scotland written by Wendy Anderson and has been published by Rodopi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-01 with Computers categories.
The chapters in this volume take as their focus aspects of three of the languages of Scotland: Scots, Scottish English, and Scottish Gaelic. They present linguistic research which has been made possible by new and developing corpora of these languages: this encompasses work on lexis and lexicogrammar, semantics, pragmatics, orthography, and punctuation. Throughout the volume, the findings of analysis are accompanied by discussion of the methodologies adopted, including issues of corpus design and representativeness, search possibilities, and the complementarity and interoperability of linguistic resources. Together, the chapters present the forefront of the research which is currently being directed towards the linguistics of the languages of Scotland, and point to an exciting future for research driven by ever more refined corpora and related language resources.
Written In The Language Of The Scottish Nation
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Author : John Corbett
language : en
Publisher: Multilingual Matters
Release Date : 1999
Written In The Language Of The Scottish Nation written by John Corbett and has been published by Multilingual Matters this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
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.
Scotland And The Lowland Tongue
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Author : J. Derrick McClure
language : en
Publisher: Pergamon
Release Date : 1983
Scotland And The Lowland Tongue written by J. Derrick McClure and has been published by Pergamon this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Language And Scottish Literature
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Author : John Corbett
language : en
Publisher: Scottish Language and Literatu
Release Date : 1997
Language And Scottish Literature written by John Corbett and has been published by Scottish Language and Literatu this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Education categories.
This practical introduction to ways of using theories of language to explore different aspects of Scottish literature includes material on:varieties of Scots and Scottish English; linguistic approaches to literary studies; the grammar of texts; vocabulary; metaphor; poetic metre; language in use; point of view; narrative; stereotypes of the Scots; discourse; and reading older Scottish texts. Extensive examples demonstrate the application of the theories, from poems and ballads to a football report, and from short stories to extracts from film scripts and plays.
The Scots Language
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Author : J. Derrick McClure
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1980
The Scots Language written by J. Derrick McClure and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980 with English language categories.
Variation In Scotland The Linguistic Status Of Scots Then And Now
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Author : Melanie Bobik
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2010-04-21
Variation In Scotland The Linguistic Status Of Scots Then And Now written by Melanie Bobik and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-04-21 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2001 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,3, Free University of Berlin, language: English, abstract: The linguistic status of Scots today is certainly best described as ambiguous. Scots is unique because it has a clearly defined history of its own and it has always possessed enough distinctive features to be very different from Standard English. Of all the varieties of English which have developed within the British Isles, there is none that created such controversy and still challenges even the best scholars. This paper tries to find out about the possibility of labelling Scots a language or a dialect. In addition to that, it takes a closer look at the linguistic features of Middle Scots and the situation of Scots today. Includes comprehensive sources for further reading and research.
Sociolinguistic History Of Scotland
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Author : Millar Robert McColl Millar
language : en
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Release Date : 2020-04-15
Sociolinguistic History Of Scotland written by Millar Robert McColl Millar and has been published by Edinburgh University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-04-15 with History categories.
Robert McColl Millar examines how language has been used in Scotland since the earliest times. While primarily focusing on the histories of the speakers of Scots and Gaelic, and their competition with the encroaching use of (Scottish) Standard English, he also traces the decline and eventual 'death' of Pictish, British and Norn. Four case studies illustrate the historical development of North East Scots, Scottish Standard English, Shetland Scots and Glasgow Scots. Immigrant languages are also discussed throughout the book.
The Scottish Language Varieties And Their Influences On The Scottish Identity
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Author : Janina Böttcher
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2009-07-08
The Scottish Language Varieties And Their Influences On The Scottish Identity written by Janina Böttcher and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-08 with Literary Collections categories.
Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Potsdam (Institut für Anglistik/ Amerikanistik), course: Scots and the other languages of Scotland, language: English, abstract: When people think of Scotland the images they have in mind are usually very restricted. Most of us combine the country with the myth of Nessie, the Clans and their tartan culture, the good whisky, the Highlands and the famous Highland Games. All these existing images of Scotland make up a large part of the country’s culture but Scotland is more than that. Only the minority of us might think of Scotland as a country with a long and problematic history and just some are regarding the fact that it has still not gained its entire independence. It is a country full of contrasts and difficulties which you cannot only become aware of when you consider the geographical situation but also the social, political and cultural circumstances. A today’s problem resulting from Scotland’s long history is the question of Scottish identity, and accompanied by that the language problem. Language is an element of culture and people express through their language and speaking behaviour identities and attitudes. In Scotland the situation is quite difficult. As part of the United Kingdom the official language spoken in Scotland is Standard English but depending on the area you are visiting, you can also find speakers of other varieties such as Scots or Gaelic or even dialects. However, these varieties are said to be non- standardised languages and therefore are not officially used in Scotland. That leads to the problem that speakers of these varieties have the feeling not to be part of the speaker community and consequently they cannot identify themselves with these. The issue that now has to be surveyed, is the question what types of languages are existing in Scotland and how do these language varieties influence the identities and attitudes of Scots. For that reason I have planned to concentrate on one of Scotland’s languages and would like to write my paper about the Scots and their tongue. In the first part I will deal with the Scots, their nation and their development. The main focus in my work will be the re-flection on Modern Scots, the problematic of the Scots’ status and its varieties. I am going to discuss if it is a distinct language, an accent or a dialect and will also look at the different varieties of Scots inside and outside of Scotland to give an overview of existing forms.