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The Edinburgh History of the Scots Language - by Charles Jones (Hardcover)
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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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About the Book
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.Book Synopsis
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 AwardReview Quotes
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
Sub-Genre: Language Arts
Genre: Language + Art + Disciplines
Number of Pages: 608
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Theme: General
Format: Hardcover
Author: Charles Jones
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 1997
TCIN: 92960943
UPC: 9780748607549
Item Number (DPCI): 247-04-2339
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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