Northern and Insular Scots - Couverture rigide

Millar, Robert McColl

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0748623167 ISBN 13 : 9780748623167

Editeur : Edinburgh University Press, 2007

Synopsis

The Scots dialects of northern Scotland, Orkney and Shetland are among the most traditional varieties of 'English', exhibiting features not current elsewhere for centuries. Until recently, they were spoken in communities whose traditional occupations have encouraged the equation of speech with local identity. They have all also been affected by contact with Gaelic, or Norse, or both. In recent years, however, the decline of traditional industries has been matched by the discovery of oil off their coasts, encouraging in-migration of speakers of many varieties of English and other languages. How well have these varieties maintained their traditional natures at the start of the 21st century? Northern and Insular Scots provides: * An approachable description of the phonological, structural and lexical natures of these varieties * A history of the varieties in relation to the areas in which they are spoken * Examples of the language of native speakers * An annotated bibliography which points the reader towards more specialised works.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert McColl Millar lectures in linguistics at the University of Aberdeen. He has published widely on topics relating to the language use of northern Scotland, as well as on language change and the sociology of language.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Edinburgh University Press
• Date d'édition: 2007
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0748623167
• ISBN 13: 9780748623167
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 192
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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