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Author | : Stuart S. Dunmore |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2019-07-17 |
Genre | : Education |
ISBN | : 1474443125 |
The first in-depth assessment of language use and attitudinal perceptions among adults who received an immersion education in a minority language.
Author | : Bryan Sykes |
Publisher | : W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages | : 343 |
Release | : 2007-12-17 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0393079783 |
From the best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, a perfect book for anyone interested in the genetic history of Britain, Ireland, and America. One of the world's leading geneticists, Bryan Sykes has helped thousands find their ancestry in the British Isles. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts, which resulted from a systematic ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, traces the true genetic makeup of the British Isles and its descendants, taking readers from the Pontnewydd cave in North Wales to the resting place of the Red Lady of Paviland and the tomb of King Arthur. This illuminating guide provides a much-needed introduction to the genetic history of the people of the British Isles and their descendants throughout the world.
Author | : John Barbour |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 590 |
Release | : 1856 |
Genre | : Epic poetry, Scottish |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Billy Kay |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 206 |
Release | : 2012-01-06 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1780574185 |
Scots: The Mither Tongue is a classic of contemporary Scottish culture and essential reading for those who care about their country's identity in the twenty-first century. It is a passionately written history of how the Scots have come to speak the way they do and has acted as a catalyst for radical changes in attitude towards the language. In this completely revised edition, Kay vigorously renews the social, cultural and political debate on Scotland's linguistic future, and argues convincingly for the necessity to retain and extend Scots if the nation is to hold on to its intrinsic values. Kay places Scots in an international context, comparing and contrasting it with other lesser-used European languages, while at home questioning the Scottish Executive's desire to pay anything more than lip service to this crucial part of our national identity. Language is central to people's existence, and this vivid account celebrates the survival of Scots in its various dialects, its literature and song. The mither tongue is a national treasure that thrives in many parts of the country and underpins the speech of everyone who calls themselves a Scot.
Author | : A. J. Aitken |
Publisher | : [Edinburgh] : W. and R. Chambers |
Total Pages | : 178 |
Release | : 1979 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Robert McColl Millar |
Publisher | : Edinburgh University Press |
Total Pages | : 260 |
Release | : 2020-04-15 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1474448569 |
Robert McColl Millar examines how language has been used in Scotland since the earliest times. While primarily focusing on the histories of the speakers of Scots and Gaelic, and their competition with the encroaching use of (Scottish) Standard English, he also traces the decline and eventual 'death' of Pictish, British and Norn. Four case studies illustrate the historical development of North East Scots, Scottish Standard English, Shetland Scots and Glasgow Scots. Immigrant languages are also discussed throughout the book.
Author | : R. Lawson |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2014-01-22 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1137034718 |
Sociolinguistics in Scotland presents a comprehensive overview of sociolinguistic research in Scotland and showcases developments in sociolinguistic theory, method and application, highlighting Scotland's position as a valuable 'sociolinguistic laboratory'. This book is a key resource for those interested in language use in Scotland.
Author | : Charles Jones |
Publisher | : John Donald |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
The English language as it is used in Scotland has a genuine claim to be considered one of the important varieties of English in the world today. Scots has also had a major influence outwith its home territory, notably in Ulster and, to a smaller, but no less important extent, in Canada and Australia where both vocabulary and grammatical features of Scots can be found to this day.
Author | : John Corbett |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | : |
This is a comprehensive introduction to the study of older and present-day Scots language.
Author | : C. Smith-Christmas |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2015-10-29 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 1137521813 |
Based on an eight-year study of a family on the Isle of Skye, Scotland, this book explores why the children in the family do not often speak Gaelic, despite the adults' best efforts to use the language with them, as well as the children's attendance at a Gaelic immersion school.