Scots and its Literature
Author | : J. Derrick McClure |
Publisher | : John Benjamins Publishing |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 1996-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9789027276056 |
ISBN-13 | : 9027276056 |
Rating | : 4/5 (56 Downloads) |
Download or read book Scots and its Literature written by J. Derrick McClure and published by John Benjamins Publishing. This book was released on 1996-01-01 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.