English Fiction & Prose Literature - General & Miscellaneous - Literary Criticism, General & Miscellaneous Scottish History, Europe - Civilization, General & Miscellaneous Languages - Reference, British Literature - Reference
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Overview
Among the topics treated in this collection are the status of Scots as a national language; the orthography of Scots; the actual and potential degree of standardisation of Scots; the debt of the vocabulary of Scots to Gaelic; the use of Scots in fictional dialogue; and the development of Scots as a poetic medium in the modern period. All fourteen articles, written and published between 1979 and 1988, have been extensively revised and updated.J. Derrick McClure is a senior lecturer in the English Department at Aberdeen University and a well-known authority on the history of Scots.
Book Details
Published
October 1, 1995
Publisher
Benjamins, John Publishing Company
Pages
224
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9781556194450