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Doric : the dialect of North-East Scotland / J. Derrick McClure.
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EBSCOhost eBook Community College Collection- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McClure, J. Derrick.
- Series:
- Varieties of English around the world. Text series ; v. 8.
- Varieties of English around the world, 0172-7362. Text series ; v. T8
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Scots language--Dialects--Scotland--Grampian.
- Scots language.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (228 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub., c2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- Summary:
- The dialect of North-East Scotland, one of the most distinctive and best preserved in the country, survives as both a proudly maintained mark of local identity and the vehicle for a remarkable regional literature. The present study, after placing the dialect in its historical, geographical and social context, discusses in some detail a selection of previous accounts of its distinctive characteristics of phonology and grammar, showing that its shibboleths have been well recognised, and have remained consistent, over a long period. Passages of recorded speech are then examined, with extensive use of phonetic transcription. Finally, a representative selection of written texts, dating from the eighteenth century to the present and illustrating a wide variety of styles and genres, are presented with detailed annotations. A full glossary is also included. This study clearly demonstrates both the individuality of the dialect and the richness of the local culture of which it is an integral part.
- Contents:
- Doric: The Dialect of North-East Scotland
- Editorial page
- Title page
- LCC data
- Table of Contents
- Chapter 1: The North-East: an overview
- Chapter 2: Demographic and linguistic history
- Chapter 3: Previous accounts of the dialect
- Chapter 4: Examples of recorded speech
- Chapter 5: Examples of written texts
- References
- Glossary
- Index
- Varieties of English Around the World.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [205]-206) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786612161698
- 9781282161696
- 1282161695
- 9789027297174
- 9027297177
- OCLC:
- 70766180
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