Author: Robert Wilson
Publisher:
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Category : Hawick (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Author: Alistair Moffat
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 0857908073
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 269

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This local history tells the centuries-long story of a Scottish Borders town through its battles, traditions and transformations from prehistory to today. Hawick, Scotland, is famous for its annual Common Riding festival, an equestrian tradition that traces its roots to the 16th century Battle of Hornshole. But in this lively history, Alistair Moffat takes the narrative much further back into the mists of prehistory, to the time of the Romans, the coming of the Angles and the Normans. Moffat recounts how Hawick got its name, where the old village stood, and who the early barons of Hawick were. He then charts the amazing rise of the textile trade, bringing the story up to the present day. Hawick has changed radically over the many centuries since people began to live between the Slitrig and the Teviot. All that experience in one place has created a rich cultural heritage, one which the people of Hawick proudly carry into the future.

Author: James Wilson (town clerk of Harwick.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 226

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Author: Robert Wilson (of Hawick.)
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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Author: Hawick Archaeological Society
Publisher:
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Category : Hawick (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 1016

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Author: Robert Murray
Publisher:
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Category : Hawick (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 148

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Author: Christian Dietz-Verrier
Publisher: diplom.de
ISBN: 3954898683
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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Since the referendum on Scottish independence in September 2014, interest on national and local identity in Scotland has soared. Anticipating this interest, the present analysis focuses on two major aspects: the local vernacular as employed in Hawick/Scottish Borders and its usage in the school context at Hawick High School. The emphasis lies on the present linguistic situation in terms of language usage and attitudes of both pupils and teachers. The study supplies a brief social, linguistic, and historical outline of the Hawick community and Southern Scots. The main part of the thesis is subdivided into two sections. Firstly, the linguistic situation in Hawick in general is illustrated and extralinguistic variables are taken into account whenever they prove to be statistically significant. Secondly, language use and attitudes towards the vernacular in the school context are explored. The conclusion summarizes the most important results and might serve as an impetus for further dialect and attitude studies.

Author: Robert Murray
Publisher:
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Category : Hawick (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 102

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Author: Alastair M. Redpath
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445639262
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 183

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This fascinating selection of photographs traces some of the many ways in which Hawick has changed and developed over the last century.

Author: James Wilson (town clerk of Hawick.)
Publisher:
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Category : Hawick (Scotland)
Languages : en
Pages : 228

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