Northern and insular Scots
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The Scots dialects of northern Scotland Orkney and Shetland are among the most traditional varieties of English. Northern and Insular Scots provides an approachable description of the phonological structural and lexical natures of these varieties and a history of the varieties in relation to the areas in which they are spoken.
Title |
Northern and insular Scots / Robert McColl Millar. |
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Additional Titles |
Northern & Insular Scots |
Publisher |
Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press |
Creation Date |
2007 |
Notes |
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). Issued also in print. Includes bibliographical references (p. 142-148) and index. English |
Content |
Phonetics and phonology -- Morphosyntax -- Lexis -- History, including changes in progress -- Survey of previous works and annotated bibliography -- Texts -- Shetland -- Orkney -- Caithness -- Black Isle -- Mid-northern B -- Mid-northern A -- South Northern. |
Series |
Dialects of English |
Extent |
1 online resource (vii, 178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). |
Language |
English |
National Library system number |
997010709703505171 |
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