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Scottish Weather (Say It in Scots!)
Chris Robinson
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Description for Scottish Weather (Say It in Scots!)
Paperback. Like the Scots language, the Scottish weather is rich in variety, full of lights and shades, drama, romance and beauty. This title helps to find out the meanings of smirr, dreich, moor and other Scots words for rain, snow, wind, sun, the forecast, the seasons and weather lore. Series: Say it in Scots!. Num Pages: 128 pages, b & w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 2AB; WHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 145 x 110 x 15. Weight in Grams: 100.
The Scottish weather is rich in variety, full of lights and shades, drama, romance and beauty. We have snow in winter, sunshine in summer, strong winds in spring and autumn and all four seasons can happen in one day. But, at least when it rains, the Scots tongue has myriad words to cheer you up while you are getting drenched. In Scottish Weather, Chris Robinson and Eileen Finlayson take a tour of the country to discover how we describe our weather conditions from coast to country and town to city. The weather is a constant topic of conversation in all ... Read more
The Scottish weather is rich in variety, full of lights and shades, drama, romance and beauty. We have snow in winter, sunshine in summer, strong winds in spring and autumn and all four seasons can happen in one day. But, at least when it rains, the Scots tongue has myriad words to cheer you up while you are getting drenched. In Scottish Weather, Chris Robinson and Eileen Finlayson take a tour of the country to discover how we describe our weather conditions from coast to country and town to city. The weather is a constant topic of conversation in all ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Black & White Pub Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Say it in Scots!
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781845021948
SKU
V9781845021948
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-5
About Chris Robinson
Dr Chris Robinson is the director of Scottish Language Dictionaries. She studied English Language and Literature at the University of Edinburgh and has taught Scots and English since the 1980s, she currently lectures for the University of the Highlands and Islands. Eileen Finlayson helped to compile the twelve-volume Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue, has unparalleled knowledge of Older Scots ... Read more
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