The Edinburgh companion to Scots / edited by John Corbett, J. Derrick McClure, Jane Stuart-Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Corbett, John, 1959-

McClure, J. Derrick.

Stuart-Smith, Jane, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scots language.

Physical Description:

xiii, 304 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Other Title:

Companion to Scots

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2003]

Summary:

A comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language. The aim of the volume is to explain and illustrate methods of research into Scots and Scottish English. Topics include the grammar, vocabulary and pronunciation of contemporary speech in Scotland, and the investigation of Older Scots written texts. There is further coverage of issues such as modern literary Scots, language planning, placenames and personal names, and the development of Scots overseas. Each chapter gives a brief overview of the topic, and provides case studies to illustrate avenues of exploration for those beginning to develop research techniques. The book is designed as an accessible introduction to key issues and methods of investigation for undergraduate students interested in the way language has developed in Scotland.

Contents:

The International Phonetic Alphabet xiv

1 A Brief History of Scots / John Corbett, J. Derrick McClure, Jane Stuart-Smith 1

2 Scottish Place-names / Margaret Scott 17

3 Scottish Surnames / Carole Hough 31

4 Studying Scots Vocabulary / Caroline Macafee 50

5 Syntax and Discourse in Modern Scots / Jim Miller 72

6 The Phonology of Modern Urban Scots / Jane Stuart-Smith 110

7 The Phonology of Older Scots / Caroline Macafee, A. J. Aitken 138

8 Corpus-based Study of Older Scots Grammar and Lexis / Anneli Meurman-Solin 170

9 The Language of Older Scots Poetry / Jeremy J. Smith 197

10 The Language of Modern Scots Poetry / J. Derrick McClure 210

11 The Scots Language Abroad / Michael Montgomery 233

12 Language Planning and Modern Scots / John Corbett 251.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [273]-296) and index.

ISBN:

0748615962

OCLC:

59368703