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Older Scots: A Linguistic Reader
Jeremy J Smith
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Description for Older Scots: A Linguistic Reader
Paperback. A full introduction to Older Scots language and literature, with a wide selection of copiously annotated texts from the period. Series: Scottish Text Society Fifth Series. Num Pages: 266 pages. BIC Classification: 2AFS; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 158 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
A full introduction to Older Scots language and literature, with a wide selection of copiously annotated texts from the period. This book enables both students and more advanced scholars to develop a comprehensive understanding of Older Scots, the form of Scots which survives in records up to around 1700. It provides the means of understanding the language's essential characteristics, and enables readers to engage with the fascinating textual and linguistic problems which it presents. The volume contains an extensive set of annotated texts from the period, inviting closer engagement with the detail of the language, which are preceded by ... Read more
A full introduction to Older Scots language and literature, with a wide selection of copiously annotated texts from the period. This book enables both students and more advanced scholars to develop a comprehensive understanding of Older Scots, the form of Scots which survives in records up to around 1700. It provides the means of understanding the language's essential characteristics, and enables readers to engage with the fascinating textual and linguistic problems which it presents. The volume contains an extensive set of annotated texts from the period, inviting closer engagement with the detail of the language, which are preceded by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Scottish Text Society United Kingdom
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781897976340
SKU
V9781897976340
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99-50
About Jeremy J Smith
Jeremy Smith was professor of English philology at Glasgow, where he remains a senior research fellow and emeritus professor, and an honorary professor at St Andrews. His specialisms include English historical linguistics, medieval studies, and book history, combined recently in Transforming Early English (2020).
Reviews for Older Scots: A Linguistic Reader
Makes a vital contribution to Older Scots studies. [It] will be much appreciated by scholars and students alike.... The combination of high calibre scholarship, carefully selected texts, and a lucid, engaging written style, ensures that Smith's Linguistic Reader makes the Older Scots language come alive for students and researchers alike.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES
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INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF SCOTTISH STUDIES
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