The Edinburgh History of the Scots Language - by Charles Jones (Hardcover)

Name: The Edinburgh History of the Scots Language - by Charles Jones (Hardcover)
Brand: Edinburgh University Press
SKU: 1007906031
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This is the first full scale attempt to record the diachronic development of this important English language variety and includes extensive essays by some of the foremost international scholars of the Scots language.
About the Author: Charles Jones is Forbes Professor of English Language at University of Edinburgh
608 Pages
Language + Art + Disciplines, Language Arts

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This is the first full scale attempt to record the diachronic development of this important English language variety and includes extensive essays by some of the foremost international scholars of the Scots language. The book attempts to provide a detailed and technical description of the syntax, phonology, morphology and vocabulary of the language in two main periods: the beginnings to 1700 and from 1700 to the present day. The language's geographical variation both in the past and at the present time are fully documented and the sociolinguistic forces which lie behind linguistic innovation and its transmission provide a principal theme running through the book.WINNER of the Saltire society/National Library of Scotland Scottish Research Book of the Year Award

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Authoritative... Quite outstanding ... detailed and scholarly ... helpfullyorganised... English Language and Linguistics Vol 2 Part 2 (1998)

By far the most substantial study that has yet appeared ...

Fascinating

About the Author

Charles Jones is Forbes Professor of English Language at University of Edinburgh

Dimensions (Overall): 9.61 Inches (H) x 6.69 Inches (W) x 1.5 Inches (D)

Weight: 2.88 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 608

Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines

Sub-Genre: Language Arts

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Theme: General

Format: Hardcover

Author: Charles Jones

Language: English

Street Date: October 1, 1997

TCIN: 1007906031

UPC: 9780748607549

Item Number (DPCI): 247-05-1457

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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