Scots and its Literature (Varieties of English Around the World)
Scots and its Literature (Varieties of English Around the World) by J. Derrick McClure
English | Jan. 1, 1996 | ISBN: 9027248729 | 224 Pages | PDF | 23.94 MB
English | Jan. 1, 1996 | ISBN: 9027248729 | 224 Pages | PDF | 23.94 MB
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.