Author: Billy Kay
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574185
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Scots: The Mither Tongue is a classic of contemporary Scottish culture and essential reading for those who care about their country's identity in the twenty-first century. It is a passionately written history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do and has acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language. In this completely revised edition, Kay vigorously renews the social, cultural and political debate on Scotland's linguistic future, and argues convincingly for the necessity to retain and extend Scots if the nation is to hold on to its intrinsic values. Kay places Scots in an international context, comparing and contrasting it with other lesser-used European languages, while at home questioning the Scottish Executive's desire to pay anything more than lip service to this crucial part of our national identity. Language is central to people's existence, and this vivid account celebrates the survival of Scots in its various dialects, its literature and song. The mither tongue is a national treasure that thrives in many parts of the country and underpins the speech of everyone who calls themselves a Scot.
Scots
Author: Billy Kay
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574185
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Scots: The Mither Tongue is a classic of contemporary Scottish culture and essential reading for those who care about their country's identity in the twenty-first century. It is a passionately written history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do and has acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language. In this completely revised edition, Kay vigorously renews the social, cultural and political debate on Scotland's linguistic future, and argues convincingly for the necessity to retain and extend Scots if the nation is to hold on to its intrinsic values. Kay places Scots in an international context, comparing and contrasting it with other lesser-used European languages, while at home questioning the Scottish Executive's desire to pay anything more than lip service to this crucial part of our national identity. Language is central to people's existence, and this vivid account celebrates the survival of Scots in its various dialects, its literature and song. The mither tongue is a national treasure that thrives in many parts of the country and underpins the speech of everyone who calls themselves a Scot.
Publisher: Random House
ISBN: 1780574185
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 206
Book Description
Scots: The Mither Tongue is a classic of contemporary Scottish culture and essential reading for those who care about their country's identity in the twenty-first century. It is a passionately written history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do and has acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language. In this completely revised edition, Kay vigorously renews the social, cultural and political debate on Scotland's linguistic future, and argues convincingly for the necessity to retain and extend Scots if the nation is to hold on to its intrinsic values. Kay places Scots in an international context, comparing and contrasting it with other lesser-used European languages, while at home questioning the Scottish Executive's desire to pay anything more than lip service to this crucial part of our national identity. Language is central to people's existence, and this vivid account celebrates the survival of Scots in its various dialects, its literature and song. The mither tongue is a national treasure that thrives in many parts of the country and underpins the speech of everyone who calls themselves a Scot.
Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth: Volume 10, Stra-3ere
Author: Margaret G. Dareau
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198605423
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780198605423
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
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.
Perspectives on the Older Scottish Tongue
Author: Christian Kay
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474469701
Category : Dictionary of the older Scottish tongue
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This volume celebrates the completion of the monumental Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue.
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
ISBN: 1474469701
Category : Dictionary of the older Scottish tongue
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
This volume celebrates the completion of the monumental Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue.
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
Author: Sir William Alexander Craigie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue: H-L
Author: Sir William Alexander Craigie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue from the Twelfth Century to the End of the Seventeenth: Volume 3, H-L
Author: Sir William Craigie
Publisher: Aberdeen University Press
ISBN: 9780080306445
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue defines and illustrates every meaning of every word used in written English in Scotland up to 1700, when the Scots language merged with standard English. It touches every facet of medieval and renaissance Scottish life and society and supplies a wealth of illustration in the form of quotations accompanying every word and meaning it discusses. It is an indispensable reference tool for historians of Scots language, literature, politics, law, medicine, agriculture, and all other aspects of Scottish society. This 'Scots OED' is published in paper-bound parts (fascicles) and also as volumes, each containing several parts. The Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue is unique and has no competition.
Publisher: Aberdeen University Press
ISBN: 9780080306445
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue defines and illustrates every meaning of every word used in written English in Scotland up to 1700, when the Scots language merged with standard English. It touches every facet of medieval and renaissance Scottish life and society and supplies a wealth of illustration in the form of quotations accompanying every word and meaning it discusses. It is an indispensable reference tool for historians of Scots language, literature, politics, law, medicine, agriculture, and all other aspects of Scottish society. This 'Scots OED' is published in paper-bound parts (fascicles) and also as volumes, each containing several parts. The Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue is unique and has no competition.
The Scottish Tongue
Author: Sir William Alexander Craigie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National characteristics, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : National characteristics, Scottish
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue
Author: Sir William Alexander Craigie
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780080306827
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
Publisher: MacMillan Publishing Company
ISBN: 9780080306827
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 597
Book Description
The Scottish Tongue
Author: Sir William Alexander Craigie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 178
Book Description
Luath Scots Language Learner
Author: L. Colin Wilson
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781906307431
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This audio recording, which accompanies the Luath Scots Language Learner book, conveys the authentic pronunciation, especially important to readers from outside Scotland. It is suitable as an introductory course or for those interested in reacquainting themselves with the language of childhood and grandparents. There are dictionaries and grammar books but this is the first-ever language course. The book assumes no prior knowledge on the reader's part. Starting from the most basic vocabulary and constructions, the reader is guided step-by-step through Scots vocabulary and the subtleties of grammar and idiom that distinguish Scots from English.
Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
ISBN: 9781906307431
Category : Scots language
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This audio recording, which accompanies the Luath Scots Language Learner book, conveys the authentic pronunciation, especially important to readers from outside Scotland. It is suitable as an introductory course or for those interested in reacquainting themselves with the language of childhood and grandparents. There are dictionaries and grammar books but this is the first-ever language course. The book assumes no prior knowledge on the reader's part. Starting from the most basic vocabulary and constructions, the reader is guided step-by-step through Scots vocabulary and the subtleties of grammar and idiom that distinguish Scots from English.